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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Native Indian Chief:
Geronimo
Main
Life Accomplishments:
Was
a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred
against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and
people for over 25 years.
Basics:
Born: June
16 1829 in Apache, near Turkey Creek
Died: February 17, 1909 (80 years old)
Nationality: Native American
Religion: Christianity
Fields: Politics, Military
Chronology
of Life Events:
Jun 16 1829
Birth
of Geronimo
Mar
5 1851
A
company of 400 Sonoran soldiers led by Colonel Jose Maria Carrasco
attacked Geronimo's camp outside Janos while the men were in town trading.
1858-1886
Geronimo
fought against both Mexican and United States troops and became famous for
his daring exploits and numerous escapes from capture
Sep
4 1886
Geronimo
surrendered to United States Army General Nelson A. Miles
1894
Geronimo
and the rest of his troops were moved to Fort Sill, Oklahoma
1904
He
appeared at fairs, including the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, and sold
souvenirs and photographs of himself
1905
He
rode in President Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade. He also agreed to
tell his story to S.M. Barrett, Superintendent of Education in Lawton,
Oklahoma
Early
Life:
Goyaałé
(Geronimo) was born to the Bedonkohe band of the Apache, near Turkey
Creek, a tributary of the Gila River in what is now the state of Arizona,
then part of Mexico, but which his family considered Bedonkohe land.
The
origins of his name of "Gerónimo" are not really known. Some
believe that his Spanish enemies called out to Saint Jerome for assistance
while attacking or in the midst of violent defeat. Having conducted raids
into Mexico from an early age, it is suggested that Goyaałé took to
shouting 'Geronimo' himself when heading into battle to unnerve his foes.
Others believe it was a transcription of the Spanish attempt to pronounce
the name Goyaałé and was given to him by friendly Mexican traders.
Geronimo's
father, Tablishim, and mother, Juana, educated him according to Apache
traditions. He married a woman from the Chiricauhua band of Apache; they
had 3 children. On March 5, 1851, a company of 400 Sonoran soldiers led by
Colonel Jose Maria Carrasco attacked Geronimo's camp outside Janos while
the men were in town trading. Among those dead were Geronimo's wife, Alope,
his children and mother. His chief, Mangas Coloradas, sent him to
Cochise's band for help in revenge against the Mexicans. While Geronimo
said he was never a chief, he was a military leader. As a Chiricahua
Apache, this meant he was also a spiritual leader. He consistently urged
raids and war upon many Mexican and later U.S. groups.
Next
he married Chee-hash-kish and had two children, Chappo and Dohn-say, then
he took another wife, Nana-tha-thtith with whom he had one child. He later
had a wife named Zi-yeh at the same time as another wife, She-gha, one
named Shtsha-she and later a wife named Ih-tedda. Some of his wives were
captured women he took as a wife, such as the young Ih-tedda. Wives came
and went, overlapping each other, being captured and brought into the
family, lost, or even given up, as Geronimo did with Ih-tedda when he and
his band were captured, at that time he kept his wife She-gha but not the
younger wife, Ih-tedda. Geronimo’s last wife was Azul.
While
outnumbered, Geronimo fought against both Mexican and United States troops
and became famous for his daring exploits and numerous escapes from
capture from 1858 to 1886. At the end of his military career, he led a
small band of 38 men, women and children. They evaded 5,000 U.S. troops
(one fourth of the army at the time) and many units of the Mexican army
for a year. His band was one of the last major forces of independent
Indian warriors who refused to acknowledge the United States Government in
the American West. This came to an end on September 4, 1886, when Geronimo
surrendered to United States Army General Nelson A. Miles at Skeleton
Canyon, Arizona.
Geronimo
and other warriors were sent as prisoners to Fort Pickens, Florida, and
his family was sent to Fort Marion. They were reunited in May 1887, when
they were transferred to Mount Vernon Barracks in Alabama for 5 years. In
1894, they were moved to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In his old age Geronimo
became a celebrity. He appeared at fairs, including the 1904 World's Fair
in St. Louis, and sold souvenirs and photographs of himself. However, he
was not allowed to return to the land of his birth. He rode in President
Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 inaugural parade. He died of pneumonia at Fort
Sill in 1909 and was buried at the Apache Indian Prisoner of War Cemetery
there.
In
1905, Geronimo agreed to tell his story to S.M. Barrett, Superintendent of
Education in Lawton, Oklahoma. Barrett had to appeal to President
Roosevelt to gain permission to publish the book. Geronimo came to each
interview knowing exactly what he wanted to say. He refused to answer
questions or alter his narrative. Barrett did not seem to take many
liberties with Geronimo's story as translated by Asa Daklugie. Frederick
Turner re-edited this autobiography by removing some of Barrett's
footnotes and writing an introduction for the non-Apache readers. Turner
notes the book is in the style of an Apache reciting part of their rich
oral history.
Wife
Background:
List
of wives:
Wife: Alope (d. 1858 murder, along with their 3 sons)
Wife: Chee-hash-kish (2 children)
Wife: Nana-tha-thtith (d. murder, 1 child)
Wife: Zi-yeh
Wife: She-gha
Wife: Shtsha-she
Wife: Ih-tedda
Wife: Taz-ayz-Slath (1 son)
Wife: Azul
Father
Background:
Goyahkla's
Father was Taklishim - "The Gray One", the son of Chief Mahko of
the Be-don-ko-he Apache tribe.
Mother
Background:
His Mother,
although a full-blood Apache, had the Spanish name, Juana. Geronimo said
he had three brothers and four sisters, but as far as is known only one of
these was an actual sister, all the others being cousins. There was no
word in the Apache language to distinguish cousins from siblings.
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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