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:
Giovanni de Verrazano
Italian Explorer:
Giovanni
de Verrazano
Main
Life Accomplishments:
He
was an Italian explorer of North America, in the service of the French
crown. He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast
of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland in 1524,
including New York Harbor where the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is named in
his honor, and Narragansett Bay, where the Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge is
located.
Basics:
Born: c.
1485 at Val di Greve, near Florence, Italy
Died: c. 1528 ( 43 years old) at Puerto del Pico, Spain
Nationality: Italian / French
Religion:
Fields: Exploration
Main Accomplishments: He was the first European to sight New
York and Narragansett bays.
Chronology
of Life Events:
1485
Giovanni
da Verrazzano was born in at Val di Greve, near Florence, Italy
1522
Giovanni
da Verrazzano captured a Spanish treasure ship sent from Mexico, by
Hernando Cortes, to King Charles V of Spain. The value of gold on the
treasure ship was valued at nearly two million dollars
Jan
1524
Giovanni
da Verrazzano was commissioned by Francis I to command a voyage of
discovery to the New World
1527
Giovanni
da Verrazzano was apparently captured by his old enemy - the Spanish
1527
Giovanni
da Verrazzano was reportedly executed at Puerto del Pico, Spain in
November, 1527 for Piracy
Early
Life:
Although
Verrazzano left a descriptive account of his journey to North America,
many of the other details about his life remain unknown. He was born
approximately 50 km (30 miles) south of Florence at Castello Verrazzano,
his family's castle in the Val di Greve. His date of birth is uncertain,
but it was around 1485.
In
1507, he moved to Dieppe, to pursue a maritime career. He made several
voyages to the eastern Mediterranean, and also visited Newfoundland.In
1524 he was sent by King Francis I of France to explore the region between
Florida and Newfoundland for a route to the Pacific Ocean. He made
landfall near Cape Fear on or around March 1, as recorded in his personal
journals. He initially sailed south along the coast of present-day South
Carolina, then turned north again. Sailing along the Outer Banks of
present-day North Carolina, he thought it was a narrow strip of land
beyond which was open ocean - it is actually the estuary of the Pamlico
Sound and the Albemarle Sound. This mistake led mapmakers, starting with
Visconte Maggiolo in 1527 and Giovanni's brother Girolamo da Verrazzano in
1529, to draw North America as being almost split in two by the "Sea
of Verazzano", the two parts connected by a thin land bridge on the
east coast. It would this report was plagerized take a century for this
error to be corrected.
He
made landfall several times and interacted with the Native Americans of
the coast. He missed the Chesapeake Bay and likewise did not record the
existence of the Delaware River further north. According to his journals,
he sailed along the coast of present-day New Jersey and entered Lower New
York Bay. He anchored in the Narrows, the strait between Staten Island and
Long Island, where he received a canoe party of Lenape. A party of his
sailors may have taken on fresh water at a spring called "the
watering place" on Staten Island -- a monument stands in a tiny park
on the corner of Bay Street and Victory Boulevard at the approximate spot
-- but Verrazzano's descriptions of the geography of the area are a bit
ambiguous. It is fairly firmly held by historians that his ship anchored
at the approximate location where the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge touches
down in Brooklyn today. He also observed what he believed to be a large
freshwater lake to the north (apparently Upper New York Bay, also called
New York Harbor). He apparently did not penetrate deeply enough into New
York Harbor to observe the existence of the Hudson River.
From
New York Harbor, he continued along the south coast of Long Island, then
crossed Block Island Sound and entered Naragansett Bay, where he probably
met the Narragansett people. He followed the coast further east and north
to Maine, skirted the southeast coast of Nova Scotia, then returned to
France by way of Newfoundland. Verrazzano made two more voyages to the
Americas. On the first, he cut logwood in Brazil. The cause of
Verrazzano's death is not known for certain. According to some sources, he
was killed in 1528 on his third voyage to the New World by the natives of
Lesser Antilles. According to other sources, he was captured by the
Spanish and hanged as a pirate in Cadiz.
Father
Background:
Giovanni's
father, Alessandro da Verrazano owned a silk-weaving industry. He had
three factories and two sons.
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Mother
Background:
Giovanni's
mother is Fiammetta Capella.
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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