Do you consider yourself an expert in your field? If so, you’re not an expert! I’m sorry to say. 🙂 Real experts don’t call themselves experts. Why? Because they still have a lot of things to learn. “The greatest experts in the world think they’re still stoopid, ” says The Trizle Team. In this blog post, link below, they explain this in plain and simple way. Expertise takes decades. Expertise takes improving your expertise, daily. Expertise takes self-guidence. Do you still consider yourself an expert? 🙂 “Be. Sexy. Learn. Forever.” ReferenceHow to Be An Expert, The Trizle blog
Self Improvement
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This is the best set of rules for self-leadership I have read. These are principles that will make you a better leader, a better person, and a better learner. Priceless. Lifelong learning. 1. Set goals for your life; not just for your job. What we think of as “meaning of life” goals affect your lifestyle outside of work too, and you get whole-life context, not just work-life, each feeding off the other. 2. Practice discretion constantly, and lead with the example of how your own good behavior does get great results. Otherwise, why should anyone follow you when you lead?…
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The 12 Questions That Matter Marcus Buckingham’s research revealed that a “vibrant workplace” requires that people within an organization or work unit can provide compelling answer to the following 12 questions. These 12 questions are important in determining whether people are engaged, not engaged, or actively disengaged at work.1. Do I know what is expected of me at work? 2. Do I have the materials and equipment that I need in order to do my work right? 3. At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day? 4. In the past seven days, have…
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Another great piece as part of the Leadership Wired newsletter. Qualities independent of talent which, when practiced, add value to others and ourselves: Teachability The desire to listen, learn, and apply is not innate, but when cultivated, it aids the growth and development of a leader. Successful people view learning differently than those who are less successful. For successful leaders, learning is as necessary as breathing. They crave knowledge and seek it out through books, conferences, conversations, and evaluated experiences. The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their…
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I’m a goal oriented person, no question about it. I write and re-write my goals constantly. I think it’s a great way to develop your vision; a great way to see yourself into the future; and a great way to continuously improve. There are some additional things I started doing lately… First, I started writing a journal. A personal journal. No you cannot see it. 🙂 A lot of successful people keep journals. And they had kept journals long way back. It’s a great way to let out your feelings. It’s a great way to reflect on what you did.…
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Who does not want to lead an interesting life? The question is, not if, but how? Scott H. Young has a very good entry on the subject, Nine Steps Towards a More Interesting Life. So here’s how you can lead a more interesting life (explained in more detail in the article): Meet More People Take Up New Hobbies Be Spontaneous Tackle Fears Do Things You Won’t Like Add Some Spice Orient Purpose Outside Yourself Abandon Dead-End’s Never Settle In one of the comments, somebody else recommended “Travel,” which I also think is a great way to make your life more…
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Being humble is hard. Especially in pressure situations. But I think it is one of the most important characteristics of a person. What does it mean to be humble? The article I found on lifehack.org, Humility in the Workplace, written by Rosa Say, has a great definition of what it means. (It’s so good that I re-posted the whole content.) ‘Humility’ is a widely understood word. It’s not one of those words people will pause to look up the meaning for. Generally, people love the thought of humility. It’s one of those ‘good’ values we strive for; one we admire.…
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How do you grow as a person? One of the ways is doing new things. We get new ideas (by reading, observing, listening, etc.). We then try to implement them in our own lives. I do this fairly often. For instance, I read that writing your goals everyday (or several times a week) works. I have implemented that and before I go to bed, I try to write (re-write) the list of goals, along with the completion date. This has really helped me focus on the things that I want to do. A different way of growing is attacking your…
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A good leader needs to have at least some charisma. What is charisma? I found a great definition of it while reading Win The Crowd. Charismatic people are: enthusiastic confident comfortable in their own skin unconcerned about what others think of them masters of their subject matter symbols of something others desire Be Unconcerned About What Others Think of YouThe key to charisma may lie in this advice. Do what seems right to you, and don’t waver when people present differing points of view. Stay true to who you are and what you believe in. People will often test you…
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Excellent entry on lifehack.org. We all argue. It’s just part of life. Try to avoid it if you can. But if you do it, you might as well do it right. These points tell you exactly how. * Never Accuse your opponent of being wrong. * If you realize you made a mistake admit it immediately. * Be pleasant. * Get your opponent saying “yes” It is a proven technique. * Let them talk. “Enough rope,” “digging a hole” all that. * Be receptive. We’ve already established we could be wrong. * Make it their idea. * Play on their…