Superheroes and SuperYou
Who hasn’t wanted to be a superhero? It looks like fun.
You get to leap tall buildings at a single bound. Great stuff. Plus you can rescue your friends and save the Earth.
Now it’s entirely possible that some accident of fate has left you without those super powers you so richly deserve. Don’t worry. Don’t fret.
You can still become SuperYou, the hero of your own life and career. It’s simple.
Copy Superman. He’s the kind of superhero who was born with super powers.
You’ve got something like that. We call them your strengths. Identify the things you love to do and also do well. Then use hard work and discipline to develop the super powers you’ve already got.
Copy Wonder Woman. She’s got magical powers for sure, but she’s also got magic rituals.
When she’s hurt, for example, Wonder Woman uses a healing ritual to make things better and get back to the work of saving the Earth.
You can create your own ritual to improve performance. Ivan Lendl practiced mental focus exercises every day. Ernest Hemingway sharpened seven new pencils before he began to write. Many people have a simple prayer or mantra they repeat to themselves to help them do better or recover from a setback.
Copy Batman. The Caped Crusader doesn’t have a single super power in the traditional sense. But Batman is the master gadgeteer.
Find equipment that helps you do your best. It might be your smart phone or a digital voice recorder that fits in your pocket. Or it might be as simple as an index card to capturing ideas.
Truth is, the top achievers are often not the ones who are the most richly blessed with talent and skills. When performance counts, top honors are more likely to go to the hard and focused workers.
That’s what becoming SuperYou is about: learning how to work and smart and focused so you become the superhero of your life and career.
