Dear Pinkies, please welcome JulieAnn Turner, CEO of Creatorsguide.com, a Passionate Guide to Your Singular Greatness, and an Author/Expert on Creative Process. JulieAnn & Lissa Rankin will be co-hosting a webinar On Tuesday, January 19 about discovering your superpowers and co-creating the life you dream of living. In anticipation of this event, JulieAnn shares her wisdom and tips on uncovering the Pink superhero within.

It seems they are inescapable!

They infuse our culture, our literature ... and our movie screens are sizzling with - that's right: Superheroes!

This Winter they may be as subtle (and suave) as genius Sherlock Holmes or as fantastical and magical as "JakeSully" and his poweful female guide Neyteri in Avatar. From classics like Spiderman, Ironman and The Hulk, to newcomers like Hancock and Wesley from Wanted, these heroes and heroines arrest our attention.

Why do these stories hold such power and capture our collective imagination? Because, behind all the hype - and behind every Superhero blockbuster - lies a timeless tale: the eternal tale that gives all these super-stories their power.

And that's the story of the hero's journey. It is the story - and promise - of realizing our own unrecognized greatness. Deep inside each of us, there is a knowledge - both a belief, and a calling - that we, too, have special "powers"... yes, our own super "powers" - the unique gifts and talents that only we possess and are able to share with the world.

And if we don't share them, the world won't have them. That's the transcendent story behind all the Superhero tales ... a story we instantly recognize and identify as our own.

Sure, we all have flaws, as does Hancock (who drinks too much, before finding his way back to his true purpose), and we may be frustrated like the Hulk (who must learn to control and focus his power). Or, perhaps, as is most common, we may not even realize the amazing gifts that lie inside us, just waiting for us to discover and share them with the world - as is the case with the young hero Wesley, in Wanted (who was living a cubicle-contained life before he found a guide to reveal his true powers).

But each of us - that's right, every single one of us - has a greatness within us. So, I ask you:

What is your Superpower?

Really, take a moment. Think about it. (Hint: If you really think about it, you'll probably realize you possess more than one.)



SECRETS OF SUPERPOWER SUCCESS

Keys to discovering your greatness (your "Superpowers"):

• Take Time to Discover Your Unique Gifts and Talents - and to Explore Your Life Purpose
• Ask trusted friends, current and former colleagues, fellow community leaders what they see as your greatest strengths ... recall what actions and ideas others often compliment you on ... consider finding a mentor or guide to help you identify and cultivate your powers, purpose and true potential
• Consider what you loved to do as child, and what you imagined "being" when you "grew up" ... allow yourself to dwell in the creative, miraculous realm of your childlike mind
• Recognize what you truly are passionate about (not just what you are "good at doing") ... what activities give you energy the more you spend time engaged in them? ... what do you find yourself so immersed in that you "lose time" (this deep engagement is often called "flow" by both creativity experts and by elite athletes)
• Think Beyond Your Current Position ... to your highest desired job or level of business or work success ... to what level of power and accomplishment do you wish to ascend? Vividly imagine what true success looks and feels like for you. How quickly do you want to get there? How can you accelerate your success - and achieve it on your own terms?
• Seek the Highest - Think beyond just your job or work position, and imagine what singular leadership you might bring to your community ... take time now to envision your ultimate life contribution
• Map Your Trajectory - Your life and career paths are like a series of ever-rising "story arcs" in an expanding spiral of accomplishment - and you're writing your own heroic life story (whether you realize it consciously or not) ... begin to map your life "arcs" one or two steps beyond your current career and community contributions, and identify the first few steps that will shift you to those higher trajectories
• Take Powerful Action on the top 1 or 2 initial steps - the highest-potential, immediate impact priorities - and start now to focus your energy and creative power toward reaching your highest vision and full potential

2010 is opening a new field of potentials for you to leap - and live - beyond limit. Like every Superhero who's gone before you, you want to ascend beyond a mere "job." You want to make your unique mark and, more than that, you want to make a difference in the world.

What's YOUR Superpower, Pinkies? What natural gifts do you possess? How might your powers help you co-create a life you love living? What makes you special? Do tell...

Believing in YOU,

Julie Ann

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