How to discover your superpowers, own your story, and unlock personal growth | Donna Lichaw

Donna Lichaw is an internationally sought-after executive coach, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. She helps visionary founders, CEOs, and executive teams level up their leadership and scale their impact while staying true to their mission, purpose, and themselves. Donna works with leaders at companies like Google, Disney, Twitter, Microsoft, Mailchimp, and Adobe, as well as a plethora of mission-driven startups and nonprofits. In our conversation, we discuss: • How our personal narratives influence our success and failure • Why identifying your superpowers (and kryptonite) is so important, and how to do it • The value of doubling down on your strengths rather than trying to fix weaknesses • How to acknowledge and reframe feelings of impostor syndrome • The Double Diamond framework for personal growth and goal-setting • The power of visualization and how it can fuel motivation and creativity — Brought to you by: • OneSchema—Import CSV data 10x faster: https://oneschema.co/lenny • Sendbird—The (all-in-one) communications API platform for mobile apps: https://sendbird.com/lenny • Sprig—Build a product people love: https://sprig.com/getstarted?utm_source=lenny&utm_medium=podcast Find the transcript and references at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-discover-your-superpowers Where to find Donna Lichaw: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dlichaw/ • Website: https://www.donnalichaw.com/ Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • X: https://twitter.com/lennysan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/ In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Donna’s background (04:25) Donna’s origin story and transition to coaching (08:38) The power of storytelling in leadership (11:36) Becoming the hero of your own story (14:49) Changing your story (21:19) Understanding and shifting others’ stories (25:41) Imposter syndrome (31:28) Exploring different types of kryptonite (36:41) Identifying and leveraging strengths (43:53) Identifying superpowers (56:39) Running experiments (01:01:52) Using product frameworks for personal growth (01:12:41) Identifying subconscious goals (01:15:27) Envisioning impact (01:16:44) Lightning round Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.