Uncovering Your Superpowers: A CEO's Perspective

I’ve been on calls where someone talks and talks and talks. They never take a breath, the meeting ends, and nothing of value gets done.

I’ll be honest, I’ve been guilty too. I remember one call where I was nervous and desperate for things to go my way. So what did I do? I steamrolled. I didn’t stop to listen, didn’t ask a single good question, just kept plowing ahead. At the time I thought I was “leading the call.” In reality, I was just filling air. When it wrapped, neither of us had gotten what we needed. Total waste.

I like to think I’ve learned my lesson, but spoiler alert, I still catch myself doing it. And my guess is, so do you.

That’s what I call superpower blindness. Not paying attention to what the people around you are actually good at, and sometimes ignoring your own strengths too.

Here’s the blunt truth,

• Don’t waste time talking about stuff they aren’t good at,

• Don’t go to meetings where you can’t add value,

• Don’t sit through meetings where no one wants to use your superpowers,

If you don’t know someone’s superpower, fix it. Ask better questions. Pay attention. Watch what lights them up. Even better, ask directly, “What do you like to do, and what can you bring here?” If you don’t do that, you’re leading blind.

And this isn’t just about them, it’s about you. If you aren’t clear on your own superpowers, you’ll keep wasting time trying to be average at everything instead of excellent at what matters.

This is where Focus comes in. Focus isn’t just meditation, prayer, or stillness. Focus is awareness. It’s looking at your balance in Fitness, Focus, Fraternity, and Finance, and asking, “Am I really bringing my best, or am I just showing up to show up?”

When you cut the blindness, you stop burning time. You stop sitting in rooms that drain you. You stack the deck with people who bring their best, and you free yourself to bring yours.

That’s leadership. That’s clarity. That’s how you scale without chaos.