Difference between Doers and Achievers

When you are slowly expanding your business, you take on more responsibilities, increased demand for your expertise, and more opportunities. However even though you might be taking on more, it does not mean you are achieving more meaningful, intentional, and disruptive goals. To ensure you are achieving something more meaningful you have to ask yourself what tasks can make a huge difference in the long run that will help and grow others. These people are often called Achievers that look to accomplish more meaningful tasks that will have a long-term impact. Here is the difference between Doers and Achievers.

Doers

Doers tend to be more vocal about what they have done and often seek more time to tackle additional problems. This often means they have a short-term view as the problem might still exist for a while and may delay the progress of other projects/tasks. Doers tend to attempt many activities within existing channels, systems or rule sets, this means often if the task is not within their remit or boundary then they are unlikely to attempt the task. While problem-solving, doers tend to describe solutions or projects based on quantity or measurement of work that needs to be done. They tend to micromanage or prefer to do the work themselves and often pause to regroup for the next task.

Achievers

Achievers let their work speak for themselves and let finding a solution to an existing problem determine how much time is free for more. When describing solutions or projects, achievers like to see the quality and influence of the solution rather than the quantity. They like to pause and consider how to improve or whether the previous task was worthwhile with the long-term mindset of improvement. Achievers can also easily delegate and trust the expertise of others to achieve a common goal.