Your Superhero Powers

You might be surprised to learn that invisibility – having the skill to appear invisible, to be inconspicuous – is an amazing Superpower. Being invisible seems almost contrary to everything we’ve been told about getting ahead. We’re told we must be seen, interrupt and get our message across, and we’re reminded the squeaky wheel gets the grease. It’s a world about being seen and being heard, according to many experts.

The Superhero knows there are other ways to get things done. And when we use our Invisibility power – staying in the background and helping others achieve – then we are also creating a synergy that affects everyone around us. We don’t even have to wear Harry Potter’s invisible cloak to create this unique power.

Let me give you an example. The other day I had just come home from a fairly exhausting business trip to New York, and I had to dash to another business meeting. Everything was going according to plan; I had just enough time to change clothes, grab the information I needed and hop in my car. And when I did the hop-in-the-car thing I heard my tire making a very strange noise.

When I jumped out to look, it appeared almost flat. So I limped down to the closest gas station where I could put air in the tire. And in my haste I didn’t realize I had to put money in the machine to produce air, so no air was coming. I looked around, saw a guy up on a ladder working on the awning of the service station, and asked for help. He looked at the tire, said it didn’t need air, it was as flat as a tire could get, and needed changing.

I then asked for more help, would he change the tire if I paid him. He got off the ladder, changed the tire, put air in the spare (with change from his pocket). I was so grateful for the help I wanted to give him a $20 bill as a thank you. He turned and said he absolutely could not take the money, but I could pass the favor on to someone else. I asked his name, he responded it was Dave, and now when I see Dave (and I have seen him again) I smile and say hi, and remember the importance of passing on favors.

Every day as we are going about our jobs as Superheroes, how many favors can we pass on? How often can we assist or guide someone with something we already know how to do, or how often do we encourage and compliment and remind others of their talents and abilities. The more others shine, the more we are living with the integrity that others not only see, but model.

That’s the power of Invisibility, not shining through our own abilities and talents and light, but through the abilities of others.

How about seeing how many ways you can be invisible today, and how many people can shine by coming in contact with you? And in the process, watch out for all the Daves out there, all those individuals who have something to offer, something to share, and when we ask for help you can almost see their Superpowers start to come out. They do appear stronger, more confident, and they of course, turn around and continue passing it on. Good luck – being invisible can be an awfully lot of fun!