Do you chase goals better alone or with other people around you? Why?

A natural way to answer

It depends on the goal, but I'd say I do better alone for focused work. With others I tend to chat more than I work. That said, having someone to bounce ideas off is genuinely useful early on.

Key phrases to use

• on my toes — alert and ready to act, not relaxing“The new job keeps me on my toes.”
• bounce ideas off — share ideas with someone to get their reaction“It helps to bounce ideas off a friend.”
• fired up — excited and full of energy and motivation“The talk left me really fired up.”