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:
Sulieman the Magnificent
Leader of the Ottoman Empire:
Sulieman
the Magnificent
Main Life Accomplishments:
He was the tenth and longest serving Sultan of
the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1520 to 1566. He is known to the West as
Suleiman the Magnificent. In the Islamic world, he is known as the
Lawgiver, deriving from his complete reconstruction of the Ottoman legal
system. Within the empire, Suleiman was known as a fair ruler and an
opponent of corruption. As well as being a capable goldsmith and
distinguished poet, Suleiman was also a great patron of artists and
philosophers, overseeing the golden age of the Ottoman Empire's cultural
development.
Suleiman was considered one of the pre‐eminent rulers of 16th century
Europe, a respected rival to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519–56),
Francis I of France (1515–47), Henry VIII of England (1509–47), Sigismund
II of Poland (1548–72), and Ivan IV of Russia (1530–84). Under his
leadership, the Ottoman Empire reached its Golden Age and became a world
power. Suleiman personally led Ottoman armies to conquer Belgrade, Rhodes,
and most of Hungary, laid the Siege of Vienna, and annexed most of the
Middle East and huge territories in North Africa as far west as Algeria.
For a short period, Ottomans achieved naval dominance in the Mediterranean
Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf. The Ottoman Empire continued to expand for
a century after his death.
Basics:
Born:
November
6,
1494 in
Trabzon
Died:
September 6,
1566 (aged 72)at
Szigetvar,
Hungary
Nationality: Turkish
Religion:
Fields: Caesar of all the lands of Rome
Main Accomplishments: A great conqueror and a warrior
Chronology of Life Events:
Nov 6, 1494
Birth of Suleiman
1501
He was sent to study science, history,
literature, theology, and military tactics in the schools of the
Topkapı Palace
1511
Suleiman was appointed as the governor of
first Istanbul
1519
Death of his father. Suleiman entered Istanbul
and acceded to the throne as the tenth Ottoman Sultan.
1521
Suleiman began a series of military conquests
1522
Suleiman dispatched an armada of some four
hundred ships whilst personally leading an army of 100,000 across Asia
Minor to a point opposite the island
Aug 29, 1526
he defeated
Louis II of Hungary
1529
Suleiman once again marched through the valley
of the Danube and reoccupied Buda
1532
Suleiman retreat ed before reaching to Vienna
1533
Suleiman ordered his Grand Vizier Ibrahim
Pasha to lead an army into Asia
1534
Suleiman made a push towards Persia,
1553
Suleiman began his third and final campaign
against the Shah
1566
Death of Suleiman
Early
Life:
Suleiman was born in Trabzon in modern day
Turkey, probably on November 6 1494. At the age of seven, he was sent to
study science, history, literature, theology, and military tactics in the
schools of the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. As a young man, he befriended
Ibrahim, a slave who would later become one of his most trusted advisors
(see Pargalı İbrahim Pasha).
From the age of seventeen, young Suleiman was appointed as the governor of
first Istanbul, then Sarukhan (Manisa) with a brief tenure at Edirne
(Adrianople). At the age of 25, upon the death of his father, Selim I (1512–20), Suleiman entered Istanbul and acceeded to the throne as the tenth Ottoman Sultan. An early description of Suleiman was provided by the
Venetian envoy Bartholomeo Contarini a few weeks following his accession.
Contarini observes: "He is twenty‐five years of age, tall, but wiry, and
of a delicate complexion. His neck is a little too long, his face thin,
and his nose aquiline. He has a shade of a moustache and a small beard;
nevertheless he has a pleasant mien, though his skin tends to pallor. He
is said to be a wise Lord, fond of study, and all men hope for good from
his rule."
Wife
Background:
According
to late sixteenth century and early seventeenth century sources like the
famous Polish poet,
Samuel Twardowski, who actually did
research on the subject in Turkey, Khourrem was born to a father who was a
Ukrainian, or
Ruthenian,
Orthodox
priest, in the town of
Rohatyn which is located 68 km, south
east of
Lviv, the capital city of
Galicia which was then part of Poland.
She was captured by
Crimean Tatars during one of their
frequent raids into Ukraine and taken as a
slave, probably first to the Crimean city
of Kaffa (Kefe in Turkish,
Caffa in Italian), a major centre of the
slave trade, then to Istanbul, and was selected for Süleyman's
Harem.
In the
Harem, she gradually worked her way up to become Süleyman's favourite
concubine, gaining the name "Hasseki." In
1534 she used her influence to have
Süleyman's firstborn son, together with his mother, sent away to be a
provincial governor, and several years later apparently persuaded Süleyman
to have him strangled - see
Süleyman the Magnificent for details.
Khourrem was to bear Süleyman five children and, in an astonishing break
with tradition, eventually became his wife, leading to one of her sons,
Selim, inheriting the
empire. Khourrem also may have acted as
Süleyman's advisor on matters of state, and seems to have had an influence
upon foreign affairs and international
politics. Two of her letters to the
Polish King Sigismund Augustus have been preserved and during her
lifetime, the Ottoman Empire generally had peaceful relations with the
Polish state. Some historians also believe that she may have intervened
with her husband to control Crimean Tatar slave-raiding in her native
land.
Aside from
her political concerns, Khourrem engaged in several major works of public
building, from
Mecca to
Jerusalem, perhaps modeling her
charitable foundations in part after the caliph
Harun al-Rashid's wife Zubaida. Among her
first foundations were a mosque, two koranic schools, a fountain, and a
women's hospital near the "Women's Slave Market" (Avret Pazary) in
Istanbul. As well, some of her embroidery, or at least embroidery done
under her supervision, has survived, examples being given in 1547 to the
Shah of Iran and in 1549 to
King Sigismund Augustus.
Khourrem died on
April 18,
1558. She is buried in a domed mausoleum
decorated in exquisite Iznik tiles depicting the garden of paradise,
perhaps in homage to her smiling and joyful nature. Her mausoleum is
adjacent to Suleyman's, a separate and more somber domed structure, at the
Süleymaniye Mosque.
Father
Background:
Born October 10, 1465, & Died September 22, 1520
at the age of 55.
He dethroned his father
Bayezid II (1481–1512) in
1512. Bayezid's death followed immediately
thereafter. Like his grandfather
Mehmed II, Selim put his brothers and
nephews to death upon his accession in order to eliminate potential
pretenders to the throne (1451–81). This fratricidal policy was motivated by
bouts of civil strife that had been sparked by the antagonism between
Selim's father Beyazid and his uncle
Cem, and between Selim himself and his
brother Ahmed.
After his return from his
Egyptian campaign, Selim began to prepare an expedition against
Rhodes. This campaign was cut short when he
was overtaken by sickness and died in the ninth year of his reign. He was
about fifty-five years of age. It is said that Selim succumbed to
sirpence, a skin infection which he
developed during his long campaigns on horseback. (Sirpence was an anthrax
infection sometimes seen among leatherworkers and others who worked with
livestock) Some historians claim that he was poisoned by the doctor tending
to his infection.
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?
REFERENCES:
1.
3. Conceited
What are the actions and documented statements that exhibit an elevated
sense of self importance of the SuperAttainer?
REFERENCES:
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?
REFERENCES:
1.
6. Mentored &
Motivated
Who was vital to developing the SuperAttainer and guiding his career and
what significant actions were taken?
REFERENCES:
1.
7. Discontent
What evidence is there that the SuperAttainer was unsatisfied with even
great personal accomplishment?
REFERENCES:
1.
8. Promoted
What actions or events were responsible for publicizing the tremendous
achievements and abilities of the SuperAttainer?
REFERENCES:
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..
Conclusion:
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