Open Doors in Your Career by Unlocking the Dark Side of Your Superpower
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Open Doors in Your Career by Unlocking the Dark Side of Your Superpower
Often, it’s when you come in contact with challenges other people find hard but you find easy that you know you’re in possession of a valuable soft asset.
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A superpower over the next few years will be the ability to focus, concentrate, and hold your attention for long periods on what truly matters, amid increasing distractions and temptations.
The challenge, then, is to have one superpower. All out of balance to the rest of your being. If, over time, you develop a few more, that’s fine. Begin with one.