Who’s your hero?
“A hero is an individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” – Christopher Reeve AKA the original Superman.
Thanks to my weekly dose of Darren Hardy, my mind was stretched as it relates to this concept of hero- he relayed the story of Matthew Mcconaughey (Hollywood actor) who, when asked by a family friend at age 14 who’s your hero? the thoughtful reply was, “Me, in 10 years time”. In other words, “My hero is me, the future version of me”. Darren explained that the greatest leader and hero you could ever know is the one you are capable of becoming. I don’t know about you but this thought challenged me at first, and then I loved the idea of it. For anyone else who connects with the never-ending best self journey, this is bound to resonate.
I’m going to share the 4 steps to awakening your inner hero that I learned from Hardy in a moment. First, how was your week? Where did your inner hero show up?
It feels like Chris and I put in a bit of a hero shift this week moving the ball forward in our SA portfolio. Here’s a few highlights:
- Ironing out the snagging list for handover of 3 out of 5 flats in a block on commercial lease
- Thanks to James at Fusion and the delivery team these flats are well on their way from zero to hero, soft furnishings in next week.
- 2 recruitment interviews.
- Reactive and proactive maintenance across 3 properties in our portfolio.
- Resolving boiler issues and maintaining guest relations .
- Prepping for annual accounts submission
So, you might be wondering, what are those 4 steps I mentioned earlier? Well, have you ever been stuck trying to figure out how to bridge the gap between the vision you have for yourself or the attributes you admire in others, and where you are currently?
As Darren H enlightened me this week, ‘Inside you is that admirable, powerful, awe-inspiring person you have always wanted to become and have always been capable of becoming.’ Interestingly, what he shared was very close to what the wise Dr John Demartini taught us during the course Chris and I attended last summer. I know some reading this will be familiar with Demartini’s ‘traits of the great’ exercise. Here are the 4 steps to help you bridge that gap we identified earlier:
#1: Think of your heroes and list them out, all those who you admire most, see as enviable, admirable and heroic.
#2: Brainstorm a list of the single words you would use to describe each of these people
#3: Narrow all the lists down to the top 12 most important attributes to YOU from all of these – you now have a clear picture of your heroic you i.e. you’ve just described the hero in you, the one you are capable of becoming.
#4: Evaluate yourself on a scale of 1-10 for each of these attributes (if you’re not sure, ask your spouse, business partner, colleague). Anywhere that is less than a 10 highlights your personalised ‘Hero Plan’. Now your personal development plan can be focused on developing those specific attributes.
Here’s the curious thing – you wouldn’t have recognised those attributes if you didn’t already see them in yourself.
Now the rest is over to you. “The difference between knowing and and becoming is doing”- Darren Hardy.
Since I reported on this 4 step process I had to do the exercise myself. I set a timer for 20mins and went for it in a flow of consciousness. Here’s an abridged version just to highlight the 12 words that make up my personal “Hero Plan”
- Massive action taker 8
- Values led – 9
- Immense conviction – 7
- Bloody hard worker – 9
- Bold – 6
- Confident in self – 6
- Dedicated to his profession and to learning – 7
- Habitual – 8
- Abundant – 7
- Generous – 7
- Consistant – 7
- Authentic – 8