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:
Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk
Founder
of Modern Turkey:
Mustafa
Kemal Ataturk
Main
Life Accomplishments:
Mustafa
Kemal established himself as a successful military commander while serving
as a division commander in the Battle of Gallipoli of World War I.
Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the hands of the Allies, and
the subsequent plans for its partition, Mustafa Kemal led the Turkish
national movement in what would become the Turkish War of Independence.
His successful military campaigns led to the liberation of the country and
the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal implemented
what are known as Atatürk's Reforms, which led to sweeping changes in the
political, economic and cultural sphere of the Turkish nation and the
drive to create a modern, democratic and secular state based on Western
principles of governance shaped by Kemalist ideology. Mustafa Kemal
reached his "peak of power" in the 1930s and was considered one
of the great men of his epoch, which he openly declined by rejecting the
idea of being placed in the company of Mussolini, whom he held in
contempt, or Hitler, whom he regarded as mentally deranged.
Basics:
Born:
Born 1881 in Ottoman city of Selânik (modern-day Thessaloniki,
Greece)
Died: Died November 10, 1938 ( 57 years old) at Dolmabahçe Palace
Nationality: Turkish
Fields: Military, Politics
Main Accomplishments: Famous Head of State from Turkey.
Chronology
of Life Events:
1881
Birth
of Mustafa
1893
He
went to military schools in Selânik and Manastır
1895
Mustafa
Kemal entered the military academy at Manastır
1905
He
graduated as a lieutenant
1907
He
attained the rank of captain and was posted to the 3rd Army in Manastır
1910
He
took part in the Picardie army maneuvers
1911
He
served at the Ministry of War.
Mar
6, 1912
He
was appointed the commander of Derne.
1912
He returned to Istanbul
1913
He
was appointed military attaché to Sofia,
1914
He
was promoted to lieutenant colonel
Apr
25, 1915
He
met the enemy in the hills, held them, and retook the high ground.
Apr
1, 1915
Mustafa
Kemal was given the command of XVI corps of 2nd Army and sent to the
Caucasus Campaign, with the rank of Brigadier General
Aug
28, 1918
He
returned to Aleppo resumed the command of the 7th Army.
Nov
13, 1918
Mustafa Kemal returned to an occupied Istanbul
May
19, 1919
Mustafa Kemal stepped in Anatolia
1920
Mustafa
Kemal promised to have a "direct government by the assembly
Sep
9, 1923
Mustafa
founded the Republican People's Party
Aug
11, 1930
Mustafa Kemal decided to try a democratic movement once again
1937
Indications
of Atatürk's worsening health started to appear
1938
He
encountered serious illness while he was on a trip to Yalova
Nov
10, 1938
Atatürk
died, at age 57
Jan
9, 1923
He
married Latife Uşaklıgil
Early
Life:
Atatürk
was born in 1881 in the Ottoman city of Selânik (modern-day Thessaloniki,
Greece), the son of a minor official who became a timber merchant. In
accordance with the then-prevalent Turkish custom, he was given a single
name, Mustafa. His father, Ali Rıza Efendi, was a customs officer who
died when Mustafa Kemal was seven and it was left to his mother Zübeyde
Hanım, to raise the young Mustafa.
When Atatürk was 12 years old, he went to military schools in Selânik
and Manastır (present-day Bitola, Republic of Macedonia), centres of
discontent towards the Ottoman administration. Mustafa studied at the
military secondary school in Selânik, where the additional name Kemal
("perfection" or "maturity", not an uncommon name) was
given to him by his mathematics teacher in recognition of his academic
excellence.[5] Mustafa Kemal entered the military academy at Manastır
in 1895. He graduated as a lieutenant in 1905 and was posted to Damascus
under the command of the 5th Army. In Damascus, he soon joined a small
secret revolutionary society of reform-minded officers called Vatan ve Hürriyet
(Motherland and Liberty) and became an active opponent of the Ottoman
regime. In 1907, he attained the rank of captain and was posted to the 3rd
Army in Manastır. During this period he joined the Committee of Union
and Progress, commonly known as the Young Turks. The Young Turks seized
power from the Sultan Abdul-Hamid II in 1908, and Mustafa Kemal became a
senior military figure.
In 1910, he took part in the Picardie army maneuvers in France, and in
1911, he served at the Ministry of War in Istanbul. Later in 1911, he was
posted to the province of Trablusgarp (the present Libya) to participate
in the defense against the Italian invasion. Following the successful
defense of Tobruk on December 22, 1911, he was appointed the commander of
Derne on March 6, 1912.
He returned to Istanbul following the outbreak of the Balkan Wars in
October 1912. During the First Balkan War, he fought against the Bulgarian
army at Gallipoli and Bolayır on the coast of Thrace, and played a
crucial role in the recapture of Edirne and Didymoteicho during the Second
Balkan War. In 1913 he was appointed military attaché to Sofia, partly to
remove him from the capital and its political intrigues, and was promoted
to lieutenant colonel in 1914.
Wife
Background:
1898
at Izmir, died 1975
in Istanbul.
She
was born in 1898 in İzmir, where she received her high school
education. In 1921 she was in Europe attending law schools in Paris and
London. When she arrived back at Turkey, the Independence War was still
not over. On September 11, 1922, when she heard that Atatürk was in
İzmir leading the Turkish Army, she went to the headquarters and
offered him the opportunity to stay in her family mansion in Göztepe for
security reasons. Atatürk was pleased to accept, and so their
relationship started.
They got married on January 29, 1923, when Atatürk arrived in İzmir
just after his mother's death. However, the relationship did not last
long. After an incident during their East Anatolia trip in the summer of
1925, they divorced on August 5, 1925. Lâtife Uşaklıgil lived
in İzmir and in İstanbul until her death in 1975. She never
remarried, and remained silent about their relationship throughout her
life. Her family recently rejected proposals to publicize her diary which
includes Lâtife's and Atatürk's letters to each other.
Father
Background:
Ali
Rıza Efendi was the father of Atatürk and the husband of Zübeyde.
He was born in Thessaloniki and worked as a customs official. He died in
1887 when his son was 6 years old. He was originally from DebarAlthough he
is thought by some to be of Albanian origin, other sources claim that he
was of Turkish descent, or that this can only be a matter for surmise.
Mother
Background:
Zübeyde
Hanım, born 1857, died January 14, 1923 (aged 66)
Zübeyde
Hanım was the mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the
Republic of Turkey. Her name is Zübeyde but Hanım is a respectful
way of saying Mrs. and is almost always added after her name. Kemal's
father, Ali Rıza, died when Mustafa Kemal was six years old, making
her parental influence dominant. Zübeyde Hanım was born in Salonika,
then part of the Ottoman Empire, in 1857.
She was born as the only daughter of the Hacısofular family with two
brothers. Hacı, in Turkish, refers to those Muslims who have made the
pilgrimage to Mecca. Sofular is the plural of Sofu, which means a
religious devotee. Thus, it is to be assumed that some important person or
people in Zübeyde Hanım's background had made the pilgrimage to
Mecca and that her family had deep religious roots.
Her education was basic and only consisted of learning to read and write.
But this was considered a high educational level when compared with that
of the majority of women throughout the empire. The idea that, "Girls
don't need to read," was widespread, and therefore families were
reluctant to have their daughters be educated. Because she could read and
write, she was nicknamed Zübeyde Molla (someone knowledgeable and teaches
other people, in particular, a teacher of theology) by some people.
Zübeyde Hanım was a religious woman and was so tied to her faith as
a result of her upbringing that she wanted her son Mustafa to go to
Mahalle Mektebi, a school that teaches the Qur'an, to be educated.
Zübeyde Hanım's first marriage was to Ali Rıza Efendi. With her
dark blonde hair, deep blue eyes and fair skin, she won the admiration of
Ali Rıza, a border guard who insisted he would only marry a blue-eyed
blonde woman. His older sister arranged this marriage - as was the
tradition at that time. Zübeyde Hanım was in her early teens and 20
years younger than her husband. Their first child was Fatma, then Ömer
and Ahmet were born, but they all died in early childhood. Mustafa, later
to become Atatürk, was born in 1881, followed by his sister Makbule in
1885. They had a sister Naciye, born in 1889, whom they lost because of
tuberculosis in childhood.
After her husband's death when she was 27, Zübeyde Hanım and her two
children lived for a period with her brother, Hüseyin, who was the
manager of a farm outside Salonika.
Her second marriage to Ragıp Bey, who had four children from his
ex-wife, angered Mustafa. He thought his mother did not respect the memory
of his dead father,habitually called her a deragotory form of calling
people who married twice and he offended his mother and Ragıp Bey in
his behavior towards them.
SuperAttainer
ANALYSIS
SECTION:
1. Early Success
When
did the SuperAttainer first display ability that was greatly above average
and what were his accomplishments?
REFERENCES:
1.
2. Contrarian
What actions did the SuperAttainer take that demonstrated a mindset that was
very different from those around him?
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1.
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?
REFERENCES:
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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1.
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..
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