The Power of Uniqueness: How to Become Who You Really Are

by Arthur F. Miller, Bill Hendricks

Based on the idea that every person is endowed from birth with a unique pattern of competencies and motivations, or giftedness, this book describes your Motivated Abilities Pattern (MAP), which indicates your personal giftedness and encourages you to pursue your unique calling and live a purposeful life that is highly productive and richly satisfying.  Formerly titled Why You Can't Be Anything You Want to Be.

255 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[Dennis Podryadchikov]

A fresh look at human giftedness. Hendricks poses a question, what if you can work 40-50% more effective, given you do what you are good at in your job? With that, he dismisses psychological testing as belittling and promotes the idea of Motivated Abilities Patterns. Anyone who is interested in self-development or development of others would benefit from reading this book.

[Eric]

Operating in giftedness instead of being forced to be or act like someone I'm not...? GENIOUS. LIBERATING. Reading this made me a better me.

[Sayre]

This book does a great job of shining a light on talents with a broader lens than the typical conversation about talents. Becoming who you are is certainly enabled by knowing yourself better, but this book also helps you realize how to then be more comfortable in your own skin once you recognize your talents.