Grazer produced all of ’em.
Dyslexia forced him into a situation where he became an expert at other skills that most people never even learn. He made his disadvantage a Desirable Difficulty, and found his hidden superpowers.
My Challenge For You
What I’m getting at here is that we need to look at our disadvantages as Desirable Difficulties. What are the disadvantages you face, and what does it force you to learn?
Here’s my challenge for you:
You constantly think and talk about taking action–
I need to get a new job…
I really want to start that podcast…
I wish I was the one speaking up at meetings and contributing ideas…
but you hold yourself back by rationalizing it with a perceived disadvantage–
I’m not qualified enough…
I don’t have any public speaking experience…
My ideas have to be perfect before I can share them…
Instead of seeing it as a disadvantage, see it as a Desirable Difficulty. Force yourself to see what you DO know, by analyzing what you DON’T, and find your hidden superpowers.
A Simple 3-Step Process To Find Your Hidden SuperPowers
Let’s go back to the disadvantage of my friend from the start.
She’s a perfectionist, and doesn’t voice her ideas for fear of failure.
Here’s the 3-step process for her, and you, to follow to take advantage of your Desirable Difficulty, and find her hidden superpowers:
Step 1: Write down the goal
I want to move vertically within my company, and be the one leading projects.
Step 2: Write down the perceived disadvantage
I’m a perfectionist, taking too much caution for fear of failure.
Step 3: Find the advantages of your Desirable Difficulty that will help you achieve your goal
In this step, write down a list of everything your perceived disadvantage has made you GREAT at. For anyone who has the perfectionist mindset just like my friend, I’ll bet it’s made you great at, AT LEAST:
- Conducting research
- Asking questions (and lots of them) to understand as many perspectives as possible
- Listening to others (typically when you’re afraid to speak up, it heightens your listening skills)
Follow this simple 3-step process to take anything you see as a disadvantage and uncover your hidden superpowers, and you will experience massive breakthroughs.
