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12 INSIGHTS OF A MAVERICK EXIT ADVISOR
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Turns Handicap into Advantage Innovation often springs from the frustration of the handicapped, who is desperate to overcome their adversity. One unpleasant example is Hitler, who channeled his frustration as a mediocre painter into a political career. He won over his faithful by turning his feeble persona and pitched voice into a messianic icon of the reparation-opressed man in the street. The actor, Marlon Brando, overcompensated his mumbling by inventing coolness and becoming a sex symbol of his generation. The eight-times Grand Slam champion tennis player, Andre Agassi, turned his relatively small height into a powerful weapon by developing the Agassi ground stroke that made his opponents run in circles. I thought of these handicaps-turned-advantages when browsing Sheryl Sandberg’s new book Leaning In. Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, is leveraging her womanness to rebrand herself from an operative executive into a political figure, the global champion of women. Stepping out of the shadow of Facebook founder Zuckerberg, she is turning a potential handicap into an advantage. A handicap can be a blessing for the up-and-coming entrepreneur too, if he can embrace it. The idea of being an underdog can trigger a visceral desire to heroically throw off the shackles of disadvantage and to succeed against the odds. The challenge inflates the self-image of the oppressed, turning him into a lion. A much stronger drive than for the leader to maintain her edge. Aspiring entrepreneur, – go embrace your handicap and give the leaders a run for their money! 13
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