Anxious Achievers Mugs

"I'd like to extend a special welcome to those of you who are joining us for the first time, as part of a nightmare you're having."

Adolescence is a period of rapid change. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent will age about 20 years...

'I have this fear of the real world...'

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

What else is there to wish for?

"I have a recurring nightmare that I've taken a test, and the professor won't give me an 'A'."

'I can't believe I didn't get that promotion. So many people have passed me by I feel like a road sign on the highway to success.'

"Today we are going to find out if you can that leap."

Caged Businessman

"One day, I'll be the first woman!"

"You know, there's a corporate elevator."

"I really love school. There's only one problem. I think not having a college degree is holding me back."

"Listen here pup, it's time you realized it's a "dog eat dog" world."

Man in Therapist office sees a sign: Therapy Is Expensive Bubble Wrap Is Cheap You Decide

'I was speeding right along toward my goal of moving up from middle management, when a cost-cutting measure overtook me!'

A push in the right direction: 50c.

"Trying to get new business is killing me..."

Do you mind if my mother joins our little business dinner ? You know what it's like, I don't want people from the office to think I'm sleeping my way to the top.

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

"I know by outward standard I'm successful, but a voice inside my head keeps saying, 'Where's your private plane?"

'I checked my symptoms on the internet and I think I might be dead!'

"Sorry, but if we hire someone like you, you'll quit in six months and start a rival company!"

"You can achieve anything if you put you mind to it."

"And, of course, if I were to get the job and start feeling comfortable here I'd no longer need the security blanket."

'Your performance review is next Tuesday. You're allowed to bring a guitar and up to three backup singers.'

Before her first dressage competition, Kate suffered from Pre-Traumatic Stress.

'Please give me the strength to ask for a raise without my voice breaking into an annoying falsetto and my brow all sweaty.'

"Oh no, I never replied to Theresa's email! And tomorrow I must call Steve.... What does Yara think of me?"

Tree growing

'Do I have to spell it out for you?'

"Science has proven that if you don't know what you're talking about, people will still take you seriously if you act like you do...Especially if you back it up by saying 'Science has proven' it."

'It's true that a college degree might render you overqualified for your present position, but it's a chance I'd take.'

"It's beginning to appear as if I'll never have greatness thrust upon me."

How to get ahead and how to get further ahead.

'As much time and effort as he puts into this job, you'd think there was some money in it.'