Identifying
SuperAttainers
The
SuperAttainment Research Center is funding a multi-year study of high achieving individuals across a great variety of fields and geographies. The purpose is to determine key attributes indicating an propensity toward superior achievement that can be recognized by most people with experience managing other people.
The work is ongoing and is being expanded continuously.
The
SuperAttainment Research Center is an initiative to help people
in management positions identify high potential leaders and channel
them toward meaningful contributions to their organizations and to
society at large.
The
8 attributes of SuperAttainers listed below are considered some of
the
most common and easiest to identify when accompanied by other
aspects of career success.
8
Attributes of
SuperAttainers
1. Early Success
The Early Bird Gets the Worm…and Everything Else
SuperAttainers usually begin doing amazing things early in their life. In fields like music and sport, it has long been
understood that for a child to have a chance at greatness, he needs to begin around age 3 and then work at it for many years. In business and politics, unusual ability is also recognized early in a SuperAttainer’s career and is followed with many years of continued achievement. In the greatness game, it is the rabbit who wins the
race -- as long as he persists like the tortoise.
2. Contrarian
When in Rome, Don’t Do As the Romans
SuperAttainers generally think of themselves as different and apart from other people. They can often be described as rebellious and
disobedient by those who try to rule over them and are never willing crowd followers. Tremendous success seems to require doing things tremendously different.
Doing things a little better will yield results that are only a little better than others and this is not what SuperAttainers are interested in.
3. Conceited
The Pride Before The Rise
In order for someone to be thought of as great in the minds of others, he must first be thought of as great in his own mind. The tremendous achievements of SuperAttainers seem to be merely a realization in the outer world of what is already in their inner world. Predictably, it is uncommon for such people to be overly shy about describing their abundant abilities. Many SuperAttainers have come to recognize that being known as arrogant does not help their purpose and they do a good job of appearing modest. However, a bit of digging into their personality should uncover a deep feeling of self-significance.
4. Hard-Knocked
Nothing Succeeds Like Suffering
SuperAttainers have often experienced traumatic periods when their careers or even their lives were in great peril. It is during these times that they gain a deep seated feeling of personal vulnerability that can stay with them for the rest of their lives. The advantage to the future SuperAttainer is that they become consumed by the realization that they must accomplish all they can while they have the chance because it can all come crashing down at any time. It is a psychological condition that will drive them to greatness for
the rest of their lives.
5. Loner
One is Company, Two is a Crowd
SuperAttainers are often described by others as dreamers, outsiders, cold-hearted and similar labels often given to loners. They are comfortable spending long periods in the company of themselves to ponder, learn and envisage the future. Many develop a love of solitary activities such as book-reading early in their life. They are not usually enthusiastic participants in team activities except when they are
leading the group.
6. Mentored
& Motivated
Behind Every Great Man are His Parents
Parents often play
the key role in the cultivation and realization of SuperAttainers,
spending immense amounts of time and money to give their offspring
the skills, experiences and relationships required for immense
amounts of success. They tutor baby SuperAttainers from the crib,
send them to the best schools and put them in touch with the best
mentors. It has been shown that mothers, in particular, can play a
strong role if they are supremely confident in their son's innate
abilities and then take devoted and continuing action to develop
them.
7. Discontent
Patience is No Virtue
SuperAttainers have an abnormally intense need for continuous accomplishment. Success does not bring these people a sense of inner peace. There is always someone else to overtake or a higher target to aspire to. They are impatient, dissatisfied and edgy when not engaged in activities that lead to the fulfillment of their personal goals. They seem psychologically unstable in this regard compared with most people.
8. Promoted
Self-Flattery Gets You Everywhere
There have been many great people who have lived and died in the history of our species but nobody knows most of them because their achievements were inadequately documented. In order to be thought of as a great success by large numbers of people, someone needs to be a great success at publicizing the SuperAttainer. In most instances, it is the SuperAttainers
themselves who are great self-promoters. In other cases, another talented person takes on the critically important role.
TWO
TYPES OF SUPERATTAINERS
1. Aristocratic SuperAttainers
Pampered and pompous, these people excel despite having been given it all. They grow up with all the best things, attend the best schools and hobnob with the best minds. Because they are so deeply bonded to a powerful and privileged elite, they are often conservative and elitist. Real change seldom happens with these people in charge. On the plus side, they are less likely to lead themselves and their followers down paths of mutual destruction. Examples of Aristocratic SuperAttainers include: Winston Churchill, Peter the Great, Louis XIV and Frederick the Great.
2. Come-From-
Nothing
SuperAttainers
Rags to riches, these people pull themselves up to greatness through tremendous obstacles. Luck plays a role but most of their success is due to relentless force of character. Since they come from outside the establishment, they can be great agents of change. Unfortunately, they are prone to crash and burning when they inevitably overstretch themselves and their supporters. Examples of Come-From-Nothing SuperAttainers include: Joseph Stalin,
Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Mao Zedong.
Rules
for Managers
Rules
for Self-Help
Rules
for Parents
Men
Vs. Women
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SuperAttainer: Andy Warhol
Pop Artist:
Andy
Warhol
Main
Life Accomplishments:
Andrew Warhola, known as Andy Warhol, was an
American artist and a central figure in the movement known as pop art.
After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became
famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record
producer, author, and public figure known for his membership in wildly
diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished
intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy aristocrats.
Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books,
and feature and documentary films since his death in 1987.
Warhol coined the phrase 15 minutes of fame, which refers to the fleeting
condition of celebrity that attaches to an object of media attention, then
passes to some new object as soon as the public's attention span is
exhausted.
Basics:
Born:
August 6, 1928(1928-08-06) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: February
22, 1987 (aged 58) New York City, New York
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: American
Fields: Arts
Main Accomplishments: Andy Warhol was a pioneer American pop
artist and film maker. His paintings of Campbell soup cans and other
mundane objects both piqued and delighted the art public and brought him
fame.
Chronology
of Life Events:
Aug 6, 1928
Andy Warhol born.
1936
Warhol falls ill.
1937
Warhol gets his first camera.
1942
Andy graduates from school.
1942
Warhol's father, ANDREJ (aka Ondrej) WARHOLA,
died from a jaundiced liver.
1945
Andy enrolls in Carnegie Institute of
Technology.
1949
Andy begin his successful career in magazines.
1952
Andy gets his first award he won from the Art
Director Club for graphics.
Jun 16, 1956
Warhol goes on world tour.
1963
Warhol makes more than 60 underground films.
Jan 17, 1964
Andy shoots for 13 most beautiful boys.
1965
Superstar Holzer leaves Andy's factory
May 1965
Andy's retire from painting
Nov 28, 1972
Warhol's mother died.
Feb 22, 1987
Andy Warhol died.
Early
Life:
Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Andy was the third child of his parents, Andrij (Andrew)
Warhola and Ulja (Julia). His parents were working-class immigrants of
Rusyn ethnicity from Miková, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in northeastern
Slovakia). Warhol's father immigrated to the USA in 1914, while his mother
joined him in 1921, after the death of Andy Warhol's grandparents.
Warhol's father worked in a coal mine. The family lived at 55 Beelen
Street and later at 3252 Dawson Street in the Oakland neighborhood of
Pittsburgh. The family was Byzantine Catholic and attended St. John
Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church. Andy Warhol has two older brothers,
John and Paul.
In third grade Warhol had St. Vitus' dance, a nervous system disease
causing involuntary movements of the extremities, which is believed to be
a complication of scarlet fever and causes skin pigmentation blotchiness.
He became somewhat of a hypochondriac, developing a fear of hospitals and
doctors. Often bed-ridden as a child, he became an outcast among his
school-mates and bonded with his mother very strongly (Guiles, 1989). When
in bed he drew, listened to the radio and collected pictures of movie
stars around his bed. Warhol later described this period as very important
in the development of his personality, skill-set and preferences.
Warhol showed an early artistic talent and studied commercial art at the
School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (now
Carnegie Mellon University). In 1949, he moved to New York City and began
a successful career in magazine illustration and advertising. During the
1950s, he gained fame for his whimsical ink drawings of shoe
advertisements. These were done in a loose, blotted ink style, and figured
in some of his earliest showings in New York at the Bodley Gallery. With
the concurrent rapid expansion of the record industry and the introduction
of the vinyl record, Hi-Fi, and stereophonic recordings, RCA Records hired
Warhol, along with another freelance artist, Sid Maurer, to design album
covers and promotional materials.
Father
Background:
Ondrej (Slovak immigrant) Warhol's father
migrated to the USA in 1914, while his mother joined him in 1921, after
the death of Andy Warhol's grandparents. Warhol's father worked in a coal
mine. The family lived at 55 Beelen Street and later at 3252 Dawson Street
in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Mother
Background:
His mother, Julia Zavacky Warhola, was from
present day Slovakia.
SuperAttainer
ANALYSIS SECTION:
1. Early Success
When did the SuperAttainer first display ability
that was greatly above average and what were his accomplishments?
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2. Contrarian
What actions did the SuperAttainer take that demonstrated a mindset that was very different from those around him?
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3. Conceited
What are the actions and documented statements that exhibit an elevated sense of self importance of the
SuperAttainer?
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4. Hard-Knocked
During what events did the SuperAttainer experience personal misery and severe anxiety?
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5. Loner
Is there evidence of the SuperAttainer being comfortable spending time apart from others?
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6. Mentored & Motivated
Who was vital to developing the SuperAttainer and guiding his career and what significant actions were taken?
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7. Discontent
What evidence is there that the SuperAttainer was unsatisfied with even great personal accomplishment?
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8. Promoted
What actions or events were responsible for
publicizing the tremendous achievements and abilities of the SuperAttainer?
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Overall
Score:
x
out of 8 = xx%
PASS
SuperAttainer
Type:
Describe the factors in the SuperAttainer’s background to indicate
whether he is a Come-From-Nothing or Aristocratic type..
Conclusion:
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