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:
Ayatollah Khomeini
Religious Leader of Iran:
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Main
Life Accomplishments:
He
was an Iranian politician, scholar and religious figure, and the political
leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad
Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran (Persia). Following the revolution,
Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader—the paramount political
figure of the new Islamic Republic until his death. Khomeini was a marja
or marja al-taqlid, ("source of emulation"), providing religious
leadership to many Twelver Shi'a Muslims, but is most famous for his
political role.
Basics:
Born: 24
September 1902, Khomein, Markazi Province, Persian Empire
Died: June 4, 1989 (aged 86), Tehran, Iran
Nationality:
Iranian
Religion: Islam
Fields: Politics, Military
Main Accomplishments: Became Supreme religious leader of Iran.
Chronology
of Life Events:
24
Sep 1902
Ruhollah
Musavi Khomeini is born in Khomein, Iran.
5
Jun 1963
Ayatollah
Khomeini arrested and thrown in prison by the Shah of Iran.
4
Nov 1964
Ayatollah
Khomeini arrested and deported to Turkey.
1978
Ayatollah
Khomeini declares that sodomized camels must be killed, but may not be
eaten.
16
Jan 1979
The
Shah flees Iran.
1
Feb 1979
Ayatollah
Khomeini returns to Iran.
11
Feb 1979
Ayatollah
Khomeini seizes power in Iran.
5
Nov 1979
Khomeini
declares U.S. to be "Great Satan," elevating himself to the same
status in Iran as the Beatles did in the West when they declared
themselves to be "bigger than Jesus."
Jul
1988
Issues
a Fatwa stating that all Mojahedin (regime dissidents and opponents of the
Islamic Republic) currently in prison that have not since changed
loyalties were to be hanged. Each prisoner was dragged out of prison and
posed the loyalty question. Those that answered incorrectly were
immediately taken outside and dangled from cranes. More than thirty
thousand lost their lives in this manner.
14
Feb 1989
Issues
a Fatwa against Salman Rushdie over Satanic Verses.
3
Jun 1989
Iranian
cleric Ayatollah Khomeini dies from prostate cancer, Tehran.
Early
Life:
Ruhollah
Musavi Khomeini was born to Mustafa Musawi and Hajiyah Aga Khanum in the
town of Khomein, about 300 kilometers (180 miles) south of Tehran, on
September 24, 1902. Khomeini is called a sayyid as his family allegedly
descends from the seventh of the Twelve Imams, Musa al-Kazim. Several of
his close ancestors were dedicated to Islamic studies: his father and both
of his grandfathers were all Shia clerics. Khomeini's paternal
grandfather, Sayid Ahmad Musawi Hindi, spent many years in India before
returning to Persia to purchase a home in Khomein that his family would
own until the late twentieth century. Khomeini's father was murdered when
he was still a baby. Popular myth insists Khomeini's father was killed by
Reza Shah, however this Shah would not come to power for another
twenty-five years. Many historians today believe his father may have been
the victim of a local dispute. Khomeini's mother and one of his aunts
proceeded to raise him until 1918, when both of them died. Ruhollah
Khomeini began to study the Qur'an, Islam's holiest book, and elementary
Persian at age six. The following year, he began to attend a local school,
where he learned math, science, geography, and other traditional subjects.
Throughout his childhood, he would continue his religious and secular
education with the assistance of his relatives, including his mother's
cousin, Ja'far, and his elder brother, Morteza Pasandideh.
After World War I, arrangements were made for him to study at the Islamic
seminary in Esfahan, but he was attracted instead to the seminary in Arak,
under the leadership of Ayatollah Abdul Karim Haeri Yazdi. In 1920,
Khomeini moved to Arak and commenced his studies. The following year,
Ayatollah Haeri Yazdi transferred the Islamic seminary to the holy city of
Qom, southwest of Tehran, and invited his students to follow. Khomeini
accepted the invitation, moved, and took up residence at the Dar al-Shafa
school in Qom. Khomeini's studies included Islamic law (sharia) and
jurisprudence (fiqh), but by that time, Khomeini had also acquired an
interest in poetry and philosophy (irfan). So, upon arriving in Qom,
Khomeini sought the guidance of Mirza Ali Akbar Yazdi, a scholar of
philosophy and mysticism. Yazdi died in 1924, but Khomeini would continue
to pursue his interest in philosophy with two other teachers, Javad Aqa
Maleki Tabrizi and Rafi'i Qazvini. However, perhaps Khomeini's biggest
influences were yet another teacher, Mirza Muhammad 'Ali Shahabadi, and a
variety of historic Sufi mystics, including Mulla Sadra and Ibn Arabi.
Ruhollah Khomeini was a lecturer at Najaf and Qum seminaries for decades
before he was known in the political scene. He soon became a leading
scholar of Shia Islam. He taught political philosophy, Islamic history and
ethics. Several of his students (e.g. Morteza Motahhari) later became
leading Islamic philosophers and also marja. As a scholar and teacher,
Khomeini produced numerous writings on Islamic philosophy, law, and
ethics. He showed an exceptional interest in subjects like philosophy and
gnosticism that not only were usually absent from the curriculum of
seminaries but were often an object of hostility and suspicion.
Wife
Background:
Khomeini
married Batoul Saqafi Khomeini, the 11-year-old daughter of a cleric in
Tehran.
Father
Background:
His
father and both of his grandfathers were all Shia clerics. Khomeini's
father was murdered when he was still a baby.
Mother
Background:
Khomeini's
mother and one of his aunts proceeded to raise him until 1918, when both
of them died.
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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1.
4. Hard-Knocked
During what events did the SuperAttainer experience personal misery and severe anxiety?
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1.
5. Loner
Is there evidence of the SuperAttainer being comfortable spending time apart from others?
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1.
6. Mentored & Motivated
Who was vital to developing the SuperAttainer and guiding his career and what significant actions were taken?
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1.
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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1.
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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