I was working with some senior women in the Midlands recently. It was the end of our programme and we were taking some feedback. One woman said that she had been a bit anxious about being invited to attend as she knew quite a lot of the names on the list. She thought that they were all superwomen who she may not be able to measure up to.

Once she arrived and got to know everyone she realised that they were all normal people. They were good at their jobs and juggling busy lives, just like she was. She felt really relieved but then had a light bulb moment. If she was sitting in the room with all these supposed “superwomen” then maybe she was a superwoman too!

She asked some of the other women and they said that they really admired everything that she had achieved and the way that she had a great relationship with her staff and actually got huge amounts done. At the end of the day she went home feeling fantastic as she’d become a superwoman simply by being herself and associating with other successful people.

Anyone can be a super-person. You may be a superwoman or superman in someone else’s eyes, yet not realise it. You won’t know until you ask.

And if you were a super-person what would you change? Now go and start work on that – you know you have the powers!