Superpower / Kryptonite Quiz

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Which traits are most like you?

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  • A.
    I'm a visionary on a mission and have lots of new inventions and ideas.
  • B.
    I prefer a well-oiled, consistent and efficient machine.
  • C.
    I’m outgoing, I care deeply about others, and am a great storyteller.
  • D.
    I’m meticulous and apply time-tested standards to make the right moves.
• 2.
  Which of the following quotes do you prefer taped to your fridge?

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  • A.
    “When you do more than you’re paid for, eventually you’ll be paid for more than you do.” ― Zig Ziglar
  • B.
    “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • C.
    “They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” — Carl W. Buechner
  • D.
    “The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.” ― Bertrand Russell
• 3.
  Which of the following do you agree with most: _______ is more important than ________. 

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  • A.
    Consistency; ideas
  • B.
    Relationships; results
  • C.
    Vision; perfection
  • D.
    Evidence; speed
• 4.
  What is your dominant need for your personal happiness?

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  • A.
    Security
  • B.
    Freedom
  • C.
    Certainty
  • D.
    Consistency
• 5.
  What keeps stopping you from making your goals a reality?

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  • A.
    Imposter syndrome. I never feel like I know enough. 
  • B.
    I can’t seem to break through my own glass ceiling. 
  • C.
    I don’t know where to start.
  • D.
    There’s already so many people doing what I want to do. 
• 6.
  You walk into a cocktail party, what happens next?

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  • A.
    I find a couple of friends and mostly hang with them.
  • B.
    I order the bartender’s signature cocktail and try to figure what she puts in it to make it so delicious.
  • C.
    I walk straight up to that business influencer I’ve been trying to meet and strike up a conversation.
  • D.
    Without even trying, I become the center of a large group of laughing people.
• 7.
  For meetings, do you most often arrive:

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  • A.
    Just in time, but often a little late.
  • B.
    Always on time, and usually the first one to arrive.
  • C.
    On time, but only just in time to start.
  • D.
    On time, but not too early.
• 8.
  I seem to learn best by:

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  • A.
    Listening and reading
  • B.
    Thinking and reading
  • C.
    Talking and writing
  • D.
    Doing and listening
• 9.
  When you're most productive, what's your go-to mood?

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  • A.
    Determined and rigorous
  • B.
    Social and gregarious
  • C.
    Imaginative and optimistic
  • D.
    Skeptical and Confrontational
• 10.
  I often think about:

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  • A.
    The present moment and the people in it.
  • B.
    The long-term future and how life could be.
  • C.
    The events and facts of the past.
  • D.
    The next few months and what I need to do.
• 11.
  What behavior most drives you crazy?

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  • A.
    People that are flakey and lack loyalty
  • B.
    Those who are disrespectful of others
  • C.
    Idiots who can't see what is so obvious
  • D.
    Those who can't seem to follow the rules
• 12.
  What role do you tend to prefer?

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  • A.
    Leading others towards new possibilities
  • B.
    Building networks and powerful narratives
  • C.
    Assessing the facts and offering critical thinking
  • D.
    Building alliances and getting things done

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Transactional Personality: INVENTOR

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  SUPERPOWER: VISION & CONTROLInventors tend to be future-based, idea-oriented people who are self-reliant and highly subjective in their thinking.KRYPTONITE: BIG IDEAS = BIG EGOSInventors tend to halt transactions with new ideas or a need to control and may avoid/dismiss relationships and evidence.Each Transactional Behavior™ demonstrates assets, liabilities, and behaviors that can accelerate transactions or grind them to a halt.Understanding and identifying Personality Characteristics offers you the opportunity to speed up and produce low-cost, high-value transactions. Your powerfully logical mind helps you find the solutions to even the most difficult of problems and you make things happen.Your quick-paced mind and natural aptitude for problem-solving make you an amazing entrepreneur or natural leader. And your determined go-getter attitude means you're willing to do the work to get to the top of any industry.Your big challenge? Sometimes you might be a little bit too competitive and you’ve been accused of being a bit too controlling at least once or twice. But it’s all because you can see the big picture and you want to bring everyone up with you.Of course, when you’ve got ideas as great as yours, it’s understandable that you want to be in charge of their implementation — even if it means that some people just don’t get you!Holding Up the MirrorStop looking at life competitively and start looking at it collaboratively. Yes, you’ve got lots of ideas and the ability to make things happen. But your clients and employees have also got lots of great ideas. Even if you don’t agree with them, they’re sure to spark some innovation in you.Next time you’re in a meeting or a client call, try speaking less and listening more. Your brilliant brain is so fast that you sometimes end up cutting people off before they can offer their solutions. But when you listen a bit more carefully, it’ll be way easier to come up with collaborative solutions that work for everyone.Give yourself a break! You’re killing it in life and business. Take a day off and go for a walk in the woods or have a long chat with your bestie. You’ll never crush all of your awesome goals if you burn out!Workshop: Accelerate Your InfluenceOur practical training will help you face behaviors, practices, and naiveté preventing you from satisfying your health, career, and financial aims. You will learn realistic strategies to break down barriers and begin to see a plausible pathway for whole-life satisfaction.Our Workshop focuses on a primary cornerstone of Transactional Competence™ that we call Personality and Transactional Behavior; it’s about how we approach every exchange. Think about how you and I grapple with our everyday transactions; all of our relationship conversations, business meetings, and essential exchanges.Often we try to overcome our obstacles with communication classes, leadership programs, or negotiation training – and here’s why it doesn’t work: these tactics don’t account for the simple fact that you and other people are unique. Instead, you must consider your Transactional Behavior while approaching other people from their Transactional Behavior. Personality and Transactional Behavior allows you to understand your own personality and easily influence other personalities.Below are the terms we use to identify them, along with a brief description:INVENTORS tend to be future-based, idea-oriented people who are self-reliant and highly subjective in their thinking.PERFORMERS tend to be present-based, relationship-oriented people who are inclined to be highly flexible in their thinking.PRODUCERS tend to be short-term and objective in their thinking and are highly work-oriented doers.JUDGES tend to be skeptical people relying on standards, competence, and evidence before taking action.Be sure to check your inbox, because we’ll be sending you a subscription to The Influencer. Get started on your path to transactional mastery. Get to yes faster, more often.
• 2.
  Transactional Personality: PERFORMER

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  SUPERPOWER: MOOD & RELATIONSHIPPerformers tend to be present-based, relationship-oriented people who are inclined to be highly flexible in their thinking.KRYPTONITE: MOOD & RELATIONSHIPPerformers tend to halt transactions with relationship concerns or mood campaigns and may avoid/dismiss commitments and facts.Each Transactional Behavior™ demonstrates assets, liabilities, and behaviors that can accelerate transactions or grind them to a halt.Understanding and identifying Personality Characteristics offers you the opportunity to speed up and produce low-cost, high-value transactions. You’re amazing at bringing people together and getting them super excited about anything and everything.You genuinely care about the people you help and products you sell and your natural enthusiasm helps you make sure that other people do too.Your big challenge? Sometimes your enthusiasm can feel a little bit like pressure to other people… And when it feels like you might not succeed, you sometimes find it difficult to follow through.Holding Up The Mirror1. Next time you’re in a meeting or a client call, try speaking less and listening more. Your brilliant brain is so fast that you sometimes end up cutting people off before they can offer their solutions.2. Get organized! It’ll be so much easier to follow through if you know exactly what needs to be done and when to do it. Making it way easier to get things done even when the fear of failure rears its ugly head.3. Give yourself a break! You’re killing it in life and business. Take a day off and go for a walk in the woods or have a long chat with your bestie. You’ll never crush all of your awesome goals if you burn out!Workshop: Accelerate Your InfluenceOur practical training will help you face behaviors, practices, and naiveté preventing you from satisfying your health, career, and financial aims. You will learn realistic strategies to break down barriers and begin to see a plausible pathway for whole-life satisfaction.Our Workshop focuses on a primary cornerstone of Transactional Competence™ that we call Personality and Transactional Behavior; it’s about how we approach every exchange. Think about how you and I grapple with our everyday transactions; all of our relationship conversations, business meetings, and essential exchanges.Often we try to overcome our obstacles with communication classes, leadership programs, or negotiation training – and here’s why it doesn’t work: these tactics don’t account for the simple fact that you and other people are unique. Instead, you must consider your Transactional Behavior while approaching other people from their Transactional Behavior. Personality and Transactional Behavior allows you to understand your own personality and easily influence other personalities.Below are the terms we use to identify them, along with a brief description:INVENTORS tend to be future-based, idea-oriented people who are self-reliant and highly subjective in their thinking.PERFORMERS tend to be present-based, relationship-oriented people who are inclined to be highly flexible in their thinking.PRODUCERS tend to be short-term and objective in their thinking and are highly work-oriented doers.JUDGES tend to be skeptical people relying on standards, competence, and evidence before taking action.Be sure to check your inbox, because we’ll be sending you a subscription to The Influencer. Get started on your path to transactional mastery. Get to yes faster, more often.
• 3.
  Transactional Personality: PRODUCER

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  SUPERPOWER: ACTION AND RESULTSProducers tend to be short-term and objective in their thinking and are highly work-oriented doers.KRYPTONITE: UNEEDED DOINGProducers tend to halt transactions with premature or unnecessary doing and may avoid/dismiss completion and flexibility.Each Transactional Behavior™ demonstrates assets, liabilities, and behaviors that can accelerate transactions or grind them to a halt.Understanding and identifying Personality Characteristics offers you the opportunity to speed up and produce low-cost, high-value transactions. People love working with you because they always feel totally supported and your attention to detail is second to none.You’ve got great ideas and you’re amazing at follow-through. Truly, you are a joy to work with.Your biggest challenge? Sometimes you let people walk (and talk!) all over you, which means that they don’t get the full brilliance of your generosity and brilliance. And you’re sometimes afraid of what the world will ask of you once you step into your full potential.Holding Up The MirrorDon’t be shy about asserting yourself! You know what you’re doing and you’ve got the skills to make it happen. Don’t let your soft-spoken nature hold you back from making the right decisions, owning your expertise, and helping your clients achieve their goals.Start taking risks! Sure, change can be scary and risks sometimes fail — but they’re also your best chance to make big things happen in your business!Give yourself a break! You’re killing it in life and business. Take a day off and go for a walk in the woods or lunch with your friends. You’ll never crush all of your awesome goals if you burn out!Workshop: Accelerate Your InfluenceOur practical training will help you face behaviors, practices, and naiveté preventing you from satisfying your health, career, and financial aims. You will learn realistic strategies to break down barriers and begin to see a plausible pathway for whole-life satisfaction.Our Workshop focuses on a primary cornerstone of Transactional Competence™ that we call Personality and Transactional Behavior; it’s about how we approach every exchange. Think about how you and I grapple with our everyday transactions; all of our relationship conversations, business meetings, and essential exchanges.Often we try to overcome our obstacles with communication classes, leadership programs, or negotiation training – and here’s why it doesn’t work: these tactics don’t account for the simple fact that you and other people are unique. Instead, you must consider your Transactional Behavior while approaching other people from their Transactional Behavior. Personality and Transactional Behavior allows you to understand your own personality and easily influence other personalities.Below are the terms we use to identify them, along with a brief description:INVENTORS tend to be future-based, idea-oriented people who are self-reliant and highly subjective in their thinking.PERFORMERS tend to be present-based, relationship-oriented people who are inclined to be highly flexible in their thinking.PRODUCERS tend to be short-term and objective in their thinking and are highly work-oriented doers.JUDGES tend to be skeptical people relying on standards, competence, and evidence before taking action.Be sure to check your inbox, because we’ll be sending you a subscription to The Influencer. Get started on your path to transactional mastery. Get to yes faster, more often.
• 4.
  Transactional Personality: JUDGE

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  SUPERPOWER: EVIDENCEJudges tend to be skeptical people relying on standards, competence, and evidence before taking action.KRYPTONITE: QUICK DECISIONSJudges tend to halt transactions with premature evidence or restrictive standards and may avoid/dismiss vision and repetition.Each Transactional Behavior™ demonstrates assets, liabilities, and behaviors that can accelerate transactions or grind them to a halt.Understanding and identifying Personality Characteristics offers you the opportunity to speed up and produce low-cost, high-value transactions. There’s nothing you love more than going down an internet rabbit hole to learn everything about a problem before finding the solution.Your clients love your talented creativity and they sure as heck don’t mind when your meticulous tendencies help every project turn out perfectly.Your big challenge? Sometimes your perfectionist nature makes it a teensy bit hard for you to hit deadlines. And your quiet introspection sometimes makes people think they can walk all over you.Holding Up The MirrorMake your voice heard! You know what you’re doing and you’ve got the skills to make it happen. Don’t let your soft-spoken nature hold you back from making the right decisions, owning your expertise, and helping your clients achieve their goals.Start taking risks! Sure, change can be scary and risks sometimes fail — but they’re also your best chance to make big things happen in your business!Give yourself a break! You’re killing it in life and business. Take a day off and go for a walk in the woods or have a long chat with your bestie. You’ll never crush all of your awesome goals if you burn out!Workshop: Accelerate Your InfluenceOur practical training will help you face behaviors, practices, and naiveté preventing you from satisfying your health, career, and financial aims. You will learn realistic strategies to break down barriers and begin to see a plausible pathway for whole-life satisfaction.Our Workshop focuses on a primary cornerstone of Transactional Competence™ that we call Personality and Transactional Behavior; it’s about how we approach every exchange. Think about how you and I grapple with our everyday transactions; all of our relationship conversations, business meetings, and essential exchanges.Often we try to overcome our obstacles with communication classes, leadership programs, or negotiation training – and here’s why it doesn’t work: these tactics don’t account for the simple fact that you and other people are unique. Instead, you must consider your Transactional Behavior while approaching other people from their Transactional Behavior. Personality and Transactional Behavior allows you to understand your own personality and easily influence other personalities.Below are the terms we use to identify them, along with a brief description:INVENTORS tend to be future-based, idea-oriented people who are self-reliant and highly subjective in their thinking.PERFORMERS tend to be present-based, relationship-oriented people who are inclined to be highly flexible in their thinking.PRODUCERS tend to be short-term and objective in their thinking and are highly work-oriented doers.JUDGES tend to be skeptical people relying on standards, competence, and evidence before taking action.Be sure to check your inbox, because we’ll be sending you a subscription to The Influencer. Get started on your path to transactional mastery. Get to yes faster, more often.