Chapter 1

Unlocking Your Superpowers

So you've picked up this book because something about it grabbed you. Was it the catchy title? The promise of getting more out of life with less effort? A desire to take your business into the stratosphere of success? The possibility of overcoming challenges in your personal life that seem to be affecting everything you do?

Are you uncertain about whether your actions are congruent with the results you are getting in life? Do you have goals, know what you want, and have a plan to get there…or have you been struggling with how to make it all happen, better, faster, and with more success?

My goal here is to help get you on track and in tune with your own set of SUPERPOWERS. So everything you want out of life will come true for you…and so you can achieve success in what you want to achieve in every avenue of your life.

The Big Question: How Do You Unlock Your Superpowers?

Do you remember asking yourself that question when you were a kid? Did you have a cape and a costume? Did you play the part of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Spiderman, or one of the other heroes who swooped in, thwarted the bad guys, and solved all the world's problems? As kids, we believe in magic, and we have faith that these special skills are real and not just for fairy tales. We believe that we really do have superpowers and, in our childlike minds, have confidence that we can conquer the world.

What happened along the way? Who squashed our beliefs in our own superpowers? ...

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