Find your superpower
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Find your superpower
When you have a superpower, you receive tremendous praise that feeds your superpower. Your strengths create such an aura that your colleagues, your peers, and even your boss will look past any shortcomings or bad habits that need development.
They assume it’ll go away naturally or it’s erroneous or too inconsistent to raise the issue, even informal... See more
They assume it’ll go away naturally or it’s erroneous or too inconsistent to raise the issue, even informal... See more
Nikhyl Singhal • Open Doors in Your Career by Unlocking the Dark Side of Your Superpower
How to Play to Your Strengths
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Operate in Your Zone of Genius
Your Zone of Genius is where your interests, passions and skills align.
Operating in your Zone of Genius means playing games you are uniquely well-suited to win.
Once you identify it, you can stop playing *their* games and start playing *yours*.
“Amazing social skills are a superpower.
The ability to deliver bad news in a good way is a superpower.
The ability to de-escalate a tense situation into a calm one is a superpower.
The ability to transform a lose/win situation into a win/win situation is a superpower.”
The ability to deliver bad news in a good way is a superpower.
The ability to de-escalate a tense situation into a calm one is a superpower.
The ability to transform a lose/win situation into a win/win situation is a superpower.”
3-2-1: On social skills, gratitude, and making life count
The superheroes you have in your mind (idols, icons, titans, billionaires, etc.) are nearly all walking flaws who’ve maximized 1 or 2 strengths. Humans are imperfect creatures. You don’t “succeed” because you have no weaknesses; you succeed because you find your unique strengths and focus on developing habits around them.
Timothy Ferriss • Tools Of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
These are your signature strengths. What do you do better than anyone else? What skills do you possess that are rare?