What’s Your Superpower?
When I was a kid I loved reading comic books. In comic books the world was very simple. Each hero had a distinct superpower that made him special and, in general, he knew what his power was and how to use it for the benefit of humankind.
The real world is much more gray. Often it’s unclear what we’re here to do and how we’ll benefit humankind (if at all)…
That said, I do believe that each of us has talents and is driven in different, unique ways. The key is to figure out what you are good at, what drives you, and therein unleash your superpower on the world.
For some this is simple and for others it requires a bit more introspection. If you’re looking to discover your superpower, there are some great tools out there:
- Strengths Finder 2.0: Done by the gallup folks, if you buy the book, you get to take an online quiz that will give you your top five strenghs (eg – Achiever, Learner, etc).
- Myers Briggs: Based on research by CG Jung a Myers Briggs test will bucket you into one of 16 personality types (such as INTJ) each with distinct strengths and weaknesses.
- PersonalDNA: A free online test that attempts to tell you about your personality strengths and gives you a label like Respectful Inventor.
The good news is that a whole “discovering your strengths” movement has popped up as people begin to realize that it’s much better to build on your strengths rather than try to improve deficiencies.
Once you’ve found your superpower, it can lead to great adventures in your life. Maybe you’ve been working a job that is just not inline with what you are good at or it doesn’t energize you.
Moving on to something that uses your superpower will make a huge difference. You will do better at it because it’s inline with your talents and it energizes you.
Just don’t use your superpower for evil 
With great power comes great responsibility
-Uncle Ben to Peter Parker in Spider-Man
