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Last Updated on June 2, 2026
You have a Superpower.
In my blog post about matching your gifts to community needs, I remind you to take stock of your activism skills. But new activists must determine whether skills we use in other areas of our life can be useful in activism.
What is your Superpower?
Gifts that emanate from you naturally are excellent matches for activism.
Unlike Wonder Woman’s superpowers, my gifts tend to be useful but on the dull side – analysis, planning, research, and statistics. But they are skills valuable in activism.
Ask a person who knows you well – what is my superpower?
Don’t discount the skills you have already, even if you developed them in situations unlike activism. What do people say you do well? What are you the go-to person for? Then consider how you can apply it to activism. Add a dash of knowledge specific to your cause, and you are ready.
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Ordinary Superpowers
Mark Henson, the author of Ordinary Superpowers, recommends asking yourself The 6 Questions that Reveal your Superpowers.
First, brainstorm answers to the 6 questions. For example:
What do people always come to you for help with?
People often come to me for help with research. Unsurprisingly, no one comes to me for help with statistics.
The second step in finding your Ordinary Superpowers is to narrow your list of strengths using Henson’s “Superpower Test” to get your top 3 Ordinary Superpowers. Ask yourself these questions:
- Does it come naturally to me?
- Am I better at it than most people I know?
- Does it help people?
- Do I enjoy using it?
Try it! Perhaps you’ll find a Superpower that will change the world.
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