What is your superpower?
What is your superpower at work and in life? What is that thing that you are drawn to, that you love and that you have a natural, this-comes-easy-to-me, ability in?
I’m not talking about a job or a profession that you are good at. However, your superpower may make a job easier for you. They could be highly connected and related things.
What I’m talking about is an action, an activity, a skill that you have had for as long as you can remember.
I’ll give you some clues about mine. See if you can guess what my superpower is…
· Clue #1 - The professions that I considered pursuing earlier in life that I never pursued include investigative journalism and law.
· Clue #2 - I have a fascination with true crime and legal cases. Getting to the facts. Solving the case.
· Clue #3 - My favorite projects and jobs when in banking were those requiring a business case. Anything where a point of view or perspective was required along with a sound recommendation.
· Clue #4 – I have little tolerance for poor arguments, poor logic, lazy analysis
Think you might have a guess on my superpower…
Asking Questions, Curiosity, Digging until the “truth” or the facts are known, Finding the answer. This is my superpower. All my life it’s been there, showing up in different ways. It is now no surprise to me that I decided to pursue coaching as a profession. Coaching is a pursuit of what is in the coachees mind - their limiting beliefs, their mindset. Done well, it requires amazing question asking. I love it!
What is your superpower?
Do you know?
If you don’t know, here are a few questions to ask yourself to find out:
· What do people seek your advice on? What are the things you are known for?
· What other careers or professions excite you?
· What kind of work-related task doesn’t feel like work at all? Instead, you get lost in it?
· Is there a common thread or theme across these answers?
Understanding your superpower is important. It helps you know what work is meant for you and what is not. It helps to identify related careers or options that you may have never considered but that may be an excellent fit.
Spend a few minutes identifying or contemplating your superpower. Then ask yourself if you are using it as much as you should be. Find opportunities to use it more. We are never better in our performance than when we are using our God-given talents and abilities. Find and use yours!