Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Values Are What We Care Deeply About
USS 1: Consciousness and Sense of Self
Being Good at Being Me
USS 2: Sense of Belonging
Can I Belong to a Planet?
USS 3: Sense of Hope aka Faith
Doctor Belief at Work with Nurse Hope
USS 4: Emotion
Chapter 5 Are Bad Experiences Good Teachers?
USS 5: Empathy
Ninjas also Require Emotional Intelligence
USS 6: Pain and Threat Perception
Hurt People ‘Hurt’ People
USS 7: Interoception
Stomach Speaks Louder When I’m Afraid
USS 8: Position and Balance
USS 9: Sense of Passage of Time
USS 10: Sense of Proportion
USS 11: Sense of Fairness
Isn’t it Exhausting to be a Leader!
Higher Brain Level USSs
USS12: Optimism
USS13: Purpose
Is it Useful for a Ninja to Feel Lucky?
USS 14: Power and Control
USS 15: Sense of Humour
Is it Hard to Change an Attitude?
At the Backdrop of All Fifteen USSs
Building Resilience
How to Train a Ninja: Developing Authentic Resilient Leadership
Glossary
Bibliography

About the Author

Consultant and coach for emotional intelligence and neuroleadership since 2004, Dr Anjana Sen has authored a number of books, papers and book chapters. An alumnus of Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, Dr Sen was employed in the medical services of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation between 1985 and 2004. Her first book Get the Ego Advantage! was published in 2006 (SAGE). An illustrated screenplay Adventure Ahead: The Inside Story was published in 2018. 

Her contribution is internationally recognized in the area of neurology of emotions, by the international professional body Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. Dr Sen was one of the founder members of the Forum for Emotional Intelligence Learning, which was founded in 2009 in Mumbai.

She designs and facilitates workshops on ego awareness and balance, stress management, relationship management, empathy enhancement and neuroleadership. She has served many corporate clients, speaks regularly at medical and management colleges and conferences in India and abroad. She also provides life coaching service based in New Delhi.

Reviews

‘Everyone desires to be a good leader. Most of us believe that leadership attributes are abstract and developed mostly from learning, experience and circumstances. Dr Anjana Sen has delved into a new approach and rationale, based on neuroscience inputs. She conveys that Ultra Special Senses of the brain contribute much to the development, strengthening and prioritization of leadership attributes in a person.

Dr Sen explains attributes of a person in a practical, easy-to understand dialogue with Tan Tan. Two examples are as follows:

• "The presence of hope engenders positive emotions such as courage and thus has a motivational impact on the performance of a person."

• "Self-worth is the belt which straps values safely in the driver’s seat."

What’s Your Superpower? Ultra Special Senses and You is a path-breaking narrative for better understanding and imbibing leadership traits and qualities. A self-help for aspiring leaders and those interested in this important subject.’ 
*PVSM, AVSM, Former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army*

‘In today’s world of flux, all of us are constantly juggling various aspects of our lives and wishing for balance. There are many books which are written with the aim of helping us to discover within ourselves how to tackle and deal with our varied emotions. Anjana Sen with her latest book What’s Your Superpower? takes readers through a discovery of Ultra Special Senses, all of 15, within each of us to help deal with different situations in life. Since she is from a medical background and her interests include research around neurosciences, the same is reflected in her book to help us make connections. What helps to lighten the scientific aspects is the introduction of Tan Tan (illustrated by her) who is a reflection of the reader in situations we can relate to. The conversations between the author and Tan Tan make those parts endearing. Those interested in the connection of neurosciences and emotions will find plenty of it in this book.’
*Special Education Consultant, Anandniketan School, Ahmedabad, India, and Chittagong, Bangladesh*

‘At the time when the youth is increasingly grappling with questions of identity, self-worth and the purpose of life, this book comes as a much-needed tool to help them find an enhanced sense of self and belongingness. This book will encourage its readers to delve more into their inner self and explore their thoughts and emotions. It will be a journey that would make you a more confident and resilient person!’
*Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, New Delhi*

‘A brilliantly simplified text, detailing complex concepts of the subconscious and conscious states of mind at play in our development of self-worth, resilience and leadership qualities. With a firmly rooted background in neuroscience, the author gives very astute insights into our Ultra Special Senses and allows us to analyse ourselves very subtly. By the time we have absorbed one concept and applied it to ourselves, we notice ourselves smiling and turning the page.

A must-read book for those aspiring to be in leadership roles, and also those attempting to understand and influence human behaviour.

Dr Anjana Sen makes an extremely credible and intelligent effort to introduce us to wisdom, through understanding of concepts that govern our mind and influence social interactions. This book emerges as an understated, elegant, scientific guide to recognition and development of an ultra-special sensitivity towards fellow beings.

Advantage humanity!’
*Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait University*

‘Anjana straddles neuroscience and the psychology of wellness effortlessly, making this book an invaluable self-help guide for aspiring leaders. The easy conversational flow with Tan Tan enhances understanding of USSs with lots of insightful pointers to practise in daily life. For millennials struggling to cope with rejection, even relevance, in an increasingly digital world, the timing of What’s Your Superpower? is indeed opportune.’
*Organization Transformation Therapist and Leadership Coach, Delhi NCR*