8/15/24 Think you don't have Superpowers? Think again
Hook
With the recent release of Deadpool and Wolverine and the announcement about Robert Downey Jr playing Dr Doom, it got me thinking about superpowers, and whether you’re a superhero fan or not, you’ll want to stick around to find out what your superpowers are because they might surprise you.
Subject intro
Welcome to the Moving Toward Better Podcast. I’m your host, Karen Bemmes, and Today we’re talking about Personality Superpowers.
Before we dive in, I want to make clear that what I am about to share are experiences from my life and what I learned along the way. Your situation may be different, and this is no substitute for medical or mental health intervention if your situation warrants it. This podcast is designed to help people understand themselves and others better based on their personalities. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any mental or physical condition. If you suspect you or a family member is at risk of physical or mental harm, please seek proper medical help immediately.
For those who are new to the podcast, when I talk about personalities, communication and relationships, I use the DISC personality model of behavior and refer to people as D or Driven, I or Inspired, S or Supportive, and C or Cautious. You can find links to take your own Personality Assessment in the Show Notes.
That said, let’s dive into superpowers.
Presentation of Problem/Challenge
One of the things that people love about superheroes and sheros is that they can do things that are seemingly beyond a regular human’s capacity. Even Batman, who possesses no actual superpower, uses his wealth to fight crime and make the world a better place, or at least that’s the premise. Any ideas contrary to that are a conversation for another day.
For these superhero and shero stories to work, there is usually some kind of super villain who is often as smart or smarter than the hero with a focus on destruction, and without the hero or shero’s intervention, the world itself is in peril. So what does that have to do with real life?
I think that every person in this world has superpowers, and when we choose to use them to make the world a better place, everyone benefits. Think you don’t have superpowers? Think again my friend because I’m going to show you how amazing you truly are.
Exploration/Development
I have found that so many people out there have no idea that they have superpowers, and you want to know why? It’s so easy to dismiss what we do well or something that comes easily to us, and the thing that makes it a superpower is that it comes so naturally to us that we cannot teach it to someone because it’s just part of who we are. The catch, though, is that by owning your superpowers, others may think of you as arrogant and full of yourself, but if you aren’t full of yourself, who or what are you full of?
Even if you’re an Olympic athlete and have worked hard to get to where you are, I would suggest that there are hundreds if not thousands of athletes that have worked just as hard that either didn’t not qualify to be in the Olympics or will come in last at the Olympics. Now, to prevent misunderstandings, anyone who qualifies for the Olympics is something special and has superpowers in their sport, and we are getting to watch that play out for the next several weeks in the Olympics and Paralympics.
I am a huge fan of watching the best at what they do, do what they do best in the realm of sports and in life. I know that it takes much more than merely athletic prowess to be successful in the sports arena, but there are other scenarios where winning isn’t the triumph, and that’s where your personality superpowers start to become evident, so let’s talk about that.
Starting with gymnastics and one of the greatest to ever grace the sport, Simone Biles. I have no doubt that she has a huge amount of the Driven quality in her personality.
She pushes boundaries. As the oldest member of the team, she pushes her teammates to do and be better, including inviting them to train with her to make the team better. To do that, she started her own gym where elite athletes from around the world train, including a French athlete that she cheered on at the Olympics.
She pushes her team to do better because it not only helps her improve, it raises the level of competition in the sport.
And perhaps my favorite is that her husband once asked her who her competition is and answered herself. That is a Driven statement if I’ve ever heard one, and that type of confidence and swagger is typical of a D personality, especially at the top of their game
Moving to Women’s Rugby, Ilona Maher, is the perfect example of an Inspired personality at work. She probably had more fun than anyone at the Olympics than Snoop Dogg.
The I personality loves to have fun, and she absolutely did with her uniform photoshoot among other photoshoots with other attire. Having a body type that is different than the willow thin women we see in marketing seemed to really hit home with viewers who are attracted to her bubbly personality, and I guarantee that she absolutely loves her millions of followers on Instagram and Tik Tok and wishes she could meet each one of them. For her, that would be a dream come true.
During her time of play, she mingled with the likes of Jason and Kylie Kelce, and afterward, took in a few of the events herself. She, along with her teammates, put women’s rugby on the radar of many, so hopefully we’ll be seeing more of Ilona Maher when league play begins next year.
I mentioned Snoop Dogg earlier, and I cannot think of a better Supportive personality at the Olympics than Snoop. He was everywhere supporting everyone, and the best part was that he even asked a friend, aka Martha Stewart, to help him with the equestrian events. Snoop became America’s uncle over the past two weeks, and while I know where he came from and who he was in his past, since becoming a grandpa, he has done work over and over that makes the world a better place.
His philanthropy includes funding a youth football league to keep kids out of gangs and give them a positive way to use their energy. He has helped over 5,000 players and 750 cheerleaders and occasionally shows up to help coach when he has free time.
After a trip to Jamaica, he funded an initiative to create community gardens to help alleviate poverty and hunger in that nation. He also works with various groups to help with hunger and homeless relief in the US, and if that isn’t enough, he even has a YouTube channel for children to help them feel good about themselves. I’ve included the link for that in the show notes, if you want to check it out.
Snoop Dogg epitomizes the Supportive personality in so much of what he does, and I’m obviously not the only one who loves it because that man was everywhere at the Olympics, and it was so cool to watch.
My favorite example of the Cautious personality type is Stephen Nedoroscik who was the pommel horse specialist for the US men’s Olympic team. This guy had one job, to compete on the pommel horse and help the US bring home a medal. He did so for the team and individually.
Originally, Steve was an all around gymnast but found that he had a particular talent for the pommel horse and he decided to make sure that he was the best that he could possibly be on that apparatus. That is the hallmark of the C personality, that they can be singularly focused, and while Steve had to be good at everything, he became excellent at the pommel horse.
Many people questioned having a specialist on the team, but Steve was an integral part of the US men’s gymnastics team bronze medal, and he won an individual bronze medal as well. While that might now seem like such a big deal to a country that is used to winning gold medals, in the pommel horse, the US has only won 7 medals since 1904 and three of those were won in 1904, when the US men won all three medals. Since then, the US brought home 1 gold and 2 other bronze medals, so this is quite a feat indeed.
But perhaps my favorite part of this man’s character is that he completely embraces his Clark Kent persona and lets his intelligence win over his vanity. He’s even ok with being called the pommel horse guy because he isn’t there for fame, he’s there to do his job for the team and to do it exceedingly well.
Climax/Key Moment
While none of us may ever be Olympic medal winners or commentators, we all have these superpowers within us based on our personalities. The Driven among us, push the boundaries to make everyone better. The Inspired among us bring the fin and lightness we need to keep our sanity. The Supportive lovelies make us feel good about ourselves and about life in general, and the Cautious types show us excellence at every turn.
Conclusion/Summary
So which do you have? Are you a boundary pusher? A bringer of fun? A giver of support? Or a purveyor of excellence? Maybe you’re a mix of two or three, and that’s why I have coaching options that suit what you need to bring out your superpowers and help you live your best life possible.
Call to Action
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Show notes
Snoop Dogg’s Doggyland https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zs_bkRRTJa2kRsakFaFmw
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