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:
El Cid Campeador
Medieval
Crusader:
El
Cid Campeador
Main
Life Accomplishments:
He
was known as El Cid Campeador, was a Castilian nobleman, then military and
political leader who conquered and governed the city of Valencia. Rodrigo
Díaz was educated in the royal court of Castile and became the alférez,
or chief general, of Alfonso VI, fighting against the Moors in the early
Reconquista. Later exiled by the king, El Cid left service in Castile and
worked as a mercenary for other rulers, both Muslim and Christian.
Basics:
Born: 1044
in Valencia
Died: July 10 1099
Nationality: Spanish
Religion:
Fields: Politics, Military
Main Accomplishments: He conquered and governed the city of
Valencia
Chronology
of Life Events:
1044
Birth
of El Cid
1063
He
fought in the Battle of Graus, where Ferdinand's half-brother, Ramiro I of
Aragon, had laid siege to the Moorish town of Graus which was in Zaragozan
lands.
1065
El
Cid was nominated by Sancho as cmmander of the royal troops
1067
He
accompanied Sancho on a campaign against the important Moorish kingdom of
Saragossa (Zaragoza) and played a leading role in the negotiations that
made its king, al-Muqtadir, a tributary of the Castilian crown.
1072
He
played a prominent part in Sancho's successful campaigns against Alfonso
and so found himself in an awkward situation
July
1074
He
married the king's niece [cousin] Jimena, daughter of the Count de Oviedo
1079
Embroiled
with García Ordóñez, who was aiding the king of Granada in an invasion
of the kingdom of Seville.
1081
He
led an unauthorized military raid into the Moorish kingdom of Toledo
May
1090
The
Cid defeated and captured Berenguer in the Battle of Lébar
May
1094
The
Cid finally entered Valencia as its conqueror.
Jul
10 1099
Death
of El Cid
Early
Life:
The
exact date of El Cid's birth is unknown. Based on his participation in
1063 at the Battle of Graus, however, most historians believe that El Cid
was born in the year of 1040, in Vivar (Bivar), a small town about six
miles north of Burgos, the capital of Castile. Historical records show
that El Cid's father was Diego Laínez, who was part of the minor nobility
(infanzones) of Castile. Diego Laínez was a courtier, bureaucrat, and
cavalryman who had fought in several battles. Despite the fact that El
Cid's mother's family was aristocratic, in later years the peasants would
consider him one of their own. However, his relatives were not major court
officials: documents show that El Cid's paternal grandfather, Lain Nuñez,
only confirmed five documents of Ferdinand I's; his maternal grandfather,
Rodrigo Alvarez, certified only two of Sancho II's; the Cid's own father
confirmed only one. This seems to indicate that El Cid's family was not
composed of major court.
El
Cid was educated in the Castilian royal court, serving the prince and
future king Sancho II, the son of King Ferdinand I (the Great). When
Ferdinand died in 1065, Sancho continued his father's goal of enlarging
his territory, conquering the Christian and the Moorish cities of Zamora
and Badajoz.
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Wife
Background:
The
Cid was married in July 1074 to Alfonso's niece Jimena (sometimes spelled
Ximena), the daughter of the Count of Oviedo. This was probably on
Alfonso's suggestion, a move that he probably hoped would improve
relations between him and the Cid. Together the Cid and Ximena had three
children. Their daughters, Christina and Maria, both married nobility;
Christina, to Ramiro, the infante (prince) of Aragon; Maria, to Ramon
Berenguer III, count of Barcelona. The Cid's son, Diego Rodriguez, would
be killed while fighting against the invading Muslim Almoravids in North
Africa at the Battle of Consuegra (1097). His own marriage and that of his
daughters increased his status by making the Cid connected by marriage to
royalty; even today, living monarchs are distantly related to El Cid
Father
Background:
El
Cid's father was Diego Laínez, who was part of the minor nobility (infanzones)
of Castile. Diego Laínez was a courtier, bureaucrat, and cavalryman who
had fought in several battles
Mother
Background:
El Cid's
mother's family was aristocratic, in later years the peasants would
consider him one of their own.
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:
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out of 8 = xx%
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SuperAttainer
Type:
Describe the factors in the SuperAttainer’s background to indicate
whether he is a Come-From-Nothing or Aristocratic type..
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