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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.

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SuperAttainer: Jacques Cartier

French Explorer of Canada:

Jacques Cartier

Main Life Accomplishments:

He claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first who described and mapped the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canada(s)", as was so called both Iroquoian big settlements he saw in Stadaconna (Quebec City) and in Hochelaga (Montreal Island).

Basics:

Born: 1491 St. Malo, France

Died: September 1, 1557 La Chapelle-Janson, France

Nationality: French

Religion:

Fields: Exploration

Main Accomplishments: Jacques Cartier was a French navigator who first explored and described the Gulf of St-Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named Canada. In 1534, Jacques Cartier set sail hoping to discover a western passage to the wealthy markets of Asia.

Chronology of Life Events:

1491

Jacques Cartier was born at Saint-Malo in Brittany

May 1520

Jacques Cartier married Catherine Des Granches, but they had no children. It was a good marriage as Catherine Des Granches was the daughter of Jacques Des Granches a chevalier du roi and constable of Saint-Malo.

Jacques Cartier lived in Dieppe and acquired the skills of an experienced seaman. Dieppe was the home of Giovanni da Verrazzano

1524-1527

Jacques Cartier was believed to have accompanied Giovanni da Verrazzano on his expeditions to North America exploring the northeast coast of North America from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Maine and also a voyage to Brazil

Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian who sailed under the French flag for King Francois I of France

Jacques Cartier acquired a significant reputation as an experienced seaman and navigator which would have been reported in Giovanni da Verrazzano's reports to the French King

1532

Jean Le Veneur, the bishop of Saint-Malo, recommended to King Francois that Jacques Cartier be chosen to lead a voyage of discovery to the New World and take the Catholic religion to the 'heathen natives'

1534

The King of France, Francois I sent Jacques Cartier to "discover certain islands and lands where it is said there is a large amount of gold and other riches to be found."

Grande Hermine was the name of the ship used by Jacques Cartier. The Grande Hermine was a small ship of sixty tons. Another small ship accompanied the Grande Hermine. Both ships had a crew of thirty men

1534 April

Jacques Cartier leads his first voyage to North America from Saint Malo

Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland and sails on to and explores the coast of Labrador

Cartier sailed inland, going 1,000 miles up the St. Lawrence River

Cartier named Canada "Kanata" meaning village or settlement in the Huron-Iroquois language

The first voyage of Jacques Cartier lasted 137 days

He returned to France and reported his explorations to the King of France

The King offers Jacques Cartier another commission to return to Canada

1535 May 26

Jacques Cartier leads a second voyage to Canada. On his second voyage, he had three ships and 110 men

Jacques Cartier travelled across the Atlantic and explored some land in Montreal before returning to spend the winter at Stadacona (Quebec), near some friendly native villages.

The winter saw an outbreak of scurvy which cost the lives of 25 of the men

1536 May 6

Jacques Cartier left Quebec and sailed for France

1536 July 16

Jacques Cartier returned safely to Saint-Malo

Jacques Cartier reported back to the King of France and the French council started to make plans to colonise Canada

1540

Jean Francois de la Rocque, Sieur de Roberval (1500-1560) was commanded by the French king to take charge of the colonization of Canada

1541

Jacques Cartier was instructed to lead a third voyage to Canada and redezvous with Sieur de Roberval who was to follow Cartier's expedition

Jacques Cartier waited for Jean Francois de la Rocque, Sieur de Roberval whilst enduring a bitterly cold winter

Jacques Cartier made the decision to return to France. He eventually met with Sieur de Roberval in Newfoundland. Jacques Cartier warned de Roberval not to go to Canada because of the terrible weather conditions

1542

Jacques Cartier returned to France and waited for news of Sieur de Roberval

Sieur de Roberval ignored the warnings of Jacques Cartier and travelled to Quebec. His attempts to start a settlement was abandoned due to the bitterly cold winter and the expedition returned to France on June 6 1543

1545

Jacques Cartier published an account of his expeditions and voyages of explorations

1557 1 September

Jacques Cartier died 1 September, 1557 at his manor of Limoilou, near Saint-Malo

1575 April

Catherine Des Granches, the widow of Jacques Cartier, died at Limoilou

Early Life:

Jacques Cartier was born in the seaport of Saint Malo, France. He studied navigation in Dieppe, a major French center for navigators. After that he became a highly respected navigator. He may have sailed to Newfoundland with a fishing fleet in the early 1500s. Some historians believe Cartier accompanied Giovanni de Verrazano on French expeditions to the New World.

Wife Background:

Marie Katherine des Granches, daughter of Messire Honore des Granches, chevalier of our lord the king, and constable of the town and city of Saint-Malo.

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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