Good Morning,
We all have superpowers and we all have the potential to be superheroes to others. Unfortunately not every body knows what their superpowers are. And while we may wear our superhero gear, we may not know which superhero we truly are.
The challenge is when we think we know what the superpower is and it isn't our superpower things can get silly and even dangerous. I remember a scene from the classic TV sitcom Taxi where the drivers all had to go out and get different jobs. My favorite was Reverend Jim. He went our selling vacuums and you can see how well he did http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9DwRcioFWM&NR=1.
I too sold vacuum cleaners; Kirby's, and was very good at selling them. To this day, I cannot fathom buying another vacuum other than a Kirby, some 14 years after I stopped selling them. It seems I have the super power to selling or persuasion.
While I have always been a salesman of some sort, I could not be a superhero at it. I have an Achilles Heel in my selling. I cannot get passed living off of commissions. No matter how good I am, that weakness will cripple my sales skills like kryptonite to Superman.
Finding our true super powers and marrying them to our super identity is a task that can take years. I know that I have am still looking for my super alter ego, but I am getting closer. My strengths flourish around working with others, and helping them. In this way I can do my selling and persuasion to help others with the knowledge I have gained.
When you look at yourselves, what skills and powers do you see? What abilities do you know are above and beyond the average? What abilities have others told you that you are truly great at? Look there. And mind you, if the skills are around being annoying, realize that several folks have turned those skills into successful careers (Peewee Herman, Don Rickles, Spongebob and Patrick and Barney).
After finding those skills you are really good at, that you have super powers with, start looking how you can apply them to helping others. When you start finding that matching skill and venue, you will start to see your superhero self. Your skills do not have to out of this world, just extraordinary.
And being a super hero is not just spandex and capes. It is being yourself. Johnny the Bagger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgq1rSR38zg) is a super hero. Here doing something ordinary in an extraordinary way can may you a super hero.
Remember, it's not what you look like, or how you dress, it is what you do, and how others feel about it that makes you a super hero. Dad's and Mom's you get it easy, you can be a superhero every day with your kids. Now flex those super muscles and share your powers with the world!
Now before you go out and soil someone's carpet, make sure you know your true super powers and at least have a clue what your super hero identity is.
Enjoy!
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