Monday, September 12, 2022

IT Factor

Ever noticed...when somebody has what is sometimes referred as the ‘it’ factor?

What actually is the IT factor?

While a bit hard to precisely pin down, we do know it when we experience it, especially in someone else. We might say something like ‘they is just something about them, isn't there?’ or 'when they're in the zone, they just really have it, don't they?'

It could be a unique a talent or skill, a quality, a unique knack for something, a presence, just a way about them, etc. — some might call it a gift.

Usually it includes some kind of relational power; in other words, it's not just for them — it impacts others.  People are often drawn to the person with an IT or to whatever their IT is (many times it's hard to distinguish between the thing and the person).

We might notice that we like that person or wish we could be more like them.

Perhaps, because something about it raises the question about what our own IT might be....