Comments on: Declare Yourself the Expert

By: Tony Harrison

Tony Harrison — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:56:28 +0000

Hi Bernadette,

Brilliant post, one to read again and again. Since joining your ‘Stepping Up’ program, I’ve been fundamentally rethinking my offer – effectively starting over. At 60+ it’s so easy to be aware of all the ‘expertise’ around one and to overlook ones own. I so love your phrase “to think and act like an expert you need to keep your focus on where you are heading, not on where you’re starting from.”

I take extra inspiration that there’s a lot of expert in EXPERience.

Thanks for the inspiration

Tony

By: Bernadette

Bernadette — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:39:08 +0000

Hi Elena:
Yes, the terms you listed are certainly great alternatives. In coaching my clients, I aspire to give them confidence. Only when they believe in their expertise and experience will they step up and reach expert status. Of course, this would include elevating their selves to expert status through training and a lot of work and effort. Thank you for your input.

Bernadette

By: Robert_M

Robert_M — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:54:55 +0000

Such a great post here. I’m 26 now and just started a new job that involves marketing. With no history in marketing, I pretty much had to force myself to learn all the tricks of the trade and mingle with new people I never would have greeted before. Though I’m a newbie by all means, I’ve taken to this process like a natural as have gotten our site reviewed on several major sites already.

By: Elena Verlee

Elena Verlee — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:11:06 +0000

Hi Bernadette, Interesting post as I was just going through this exercise. With 18 years experience and two publicity businesses, I know I’m a PR expert but I’ve noticed on social networks for example that everyone is calling themselves an expert or a guru and so the community seems to be veering away from this term. It seems okay if other people call you an expert, but we can’t give ourselves permission to call ourselves experts or people just roll their eyes…

There have been too many “experts” who can’t seem to deliver on their promise and therefore the term doesn’t carry as much weight. Some other terms I’ve come across are “strategist”, “enthusiast” or “professional” – they each carry a different connotation. What do you think of those?

Thanks for the permission and encouragement

Elena

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:46:39 +0000

This is a great post, and speaks to a realization that I myself had only recently: that an expert doesn’t have to know everything, just more than whomever they’re advising. The “E”- word still carries a lot of weight these days, but I absolutely agree that you have to have the confidence to claim it.

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