Charles Barkley asked on TNT, "what is your NBA skill?" Ask "what is our superpower," ability that gives us an edge.
We aren't stronger than a locomotive, as fast as the wind, or able to leap tall buildings. You can't slip my Medicare Card under my feet when I jump. But we have skills.
Linda Rottenberg, founder of Endeavor Global, said that it's less important to be Superhuman than it is to be human. She is one of many leaders profiled in Tribe of Mentors.
Learning is a superpower. Bowdoin Professor Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain helped spearhead victory at Gettysburg with the Battle of Little Round Top. Asked how he did it, he answered, "I know how to learn." Need suggestions for summer reading?
SUPERPOWERS
- Punctuality. "Gandhi was the most punctual man in India."
- Positivity. Live as The Positive Dog by Jon Gordon
- Kindness. Part of T-H-I-N-K - true, helpful, inspiring, necessary, kind.
- Focus. Train our attention to see, hear, and learn. Mindfulness helps focus.
- Curiosity. "Read. Read. Read. Read. Read." - Werner Herzog Walt Whitman reminds us, "Be curious not judgmental."
- Imagination. "Imagination leads to innovation that leads to differentiation." - Bill Russell
- Commitment. "Belichick's car was always the last to leave the parking lot."
- Effort. In his MasterClass, LaVar Burton described the immutable law of the universe, "You gotta bring ass to whoop ass." Show up.
- Preparation as process. "What are we doing today to advance our dreams?"
- Choosing well. “Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.” - Jerzy Gregorek. Annie Duke adds, “Every decision failure is an opportunity to learn and adjust my strategy going forward.”
- Winning habits. "We make our habits and our habits make us."
- Connection. People remember how we make them feel.
- Teamwork. Being a great teammate is a choice.
- Always doing our best. Our best isn't the same every day. Sometimes it requires us to widen the distance between reaction and thoughtful response.
Summary:
- Commit to becoming our better version.
- Be positive.
- Train our attention.
- Read more.
- Build better habits to make better choices.
- People remember how we make them feel.
- Always give our best.
Lagniappe. How do you decide when to drive? Where's the space and the help?
Lagniappe 2. New concepts in experimental medicine: Is icing potentially detrimental to the healing process?
Main points
- The research results revealed that applying an ice pack to a severe muscle injury resulting from eccentric contraction may prolong the time it takes to heal.
- The cause of this phenomenon is that icing delays the arrival of pro-inflammatory macrophages, which are responsible for the phagocytosis (*5), or removal, of damaged tissue. Furthermore, this makes difficult for the macrophages to sufficiently infiltrate the damaged muscle cells.
These observations need confirmation in humans but may revolutionize the approach to treating acute muscle injury.
Lagniappe 3. Weird and maybe wonderful? "Greg Norman brushes his teeth standing on one leg, alternating each time. “It is great for your legs, core, and stabilization!”