Mark Dowds

All My Friends are Superheroes

A few years back a good friend of mine in Scotland called Jim McNeish rebranded some of the negative bent on bioenergetic analysis and named the Psychopath archetype as the SuperHero. Ever since I have tended to pay more attention to spandex, capes, and the desire to rise above what is normal. Michael Bungay Stainer recently gave me a book called "All My Friends are SuperHeroes" which was a fantastic and bazaar read by Andrew Kaufman.

So to top it off I thought I would be interested to know more about some of you and your superhero traits. So take a moment to fill in your details in this profile assessment and don't be shy about sharing your talents

Your results:

You are Superman

Superman 100% Iron Man 100% Green Lantern 85% Spider-Man 75% Robin 75% The Flash 75% Wonder Woman 70% Supergirl 70% Hulk 60% Batman 50% Catwoman 35%

You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test

Creativity and Innovation

I have been spending a lot of time reading and thinking on creativity and innovation recently. I have always enjoyed the creative however it was not until recently that I made some bigger connections. I am now convinced more than ever that we need to do all we can to awaken the creative side of people we meet.

The more we can encourage one another to think in a unique manner and be as creative as possible in the various situations of life the richer the world will be as a result. I do not mean rich in the sense of monetary wealth (however it may lead to that) but rather I mean colour and new life that comes from an engaged community.

I heard an old saying many years ago that said that we would serve humanity better if we spent more time drawing out what God left in instead of wasting our time trying to put in what God left out. I could not agree more. The problem that arises however is that we cannot predict what the future looks like then. This statement messes up the standard forms of mentoring and opens up to new possibilities of people becoming who they were uniquely designed to be.

Mark Dowds