Whether you know, or you don’t know, it’s important to act like you know. Who wants to read someone’s blog, or trust someone who says, “Uh, I don’t know, I might do this, but I’m unsure?” Nobody. Nobody wants to listen to that person. Talking the talk may be easier, but when you start with talking, it’s easier to walk the walk.
Walk the Talk
When you start treating yourself as an authority figure, you start walking your thoughts. When you passionately write a blog post, or give advice to a friend, it makes it really hard to be a hypocrite to your word. Even if you deceive your word, it will pain you to remember you’re going against what you previously said. Once you start acting as an expert, it’s much easier to live by what you said.
Expertise is Overrated
Name an expert in a field of study, or profession you like. Think about how they got their. If that person is in academics are they really more of an expert than you, or is it their tenure speaking. A lot of times it’s better for a novice to be incorporated into academic studies. The newbie sees things the experts had overlooked, they bring a new perspective to studies. Being an expert at anything isn’t that great, plus all experts began as amateurs. Expertise isn’t something to brag about, it’s knowing a lot of information and applying it to the real world.
Benefits of Acting the Expert
I see the benefits on a day-to-day basis. Every blog post I write is written as an authority. Am I an expert blogger? Hell, no. Could I give psychiatric advice for a living? Nope again. But I can write as an expert because I believe every word that I post has a meaning to it. Maybe that meaning helps me see the world. Maybe that meaning helps others see the world. But I am an authority in speaking truths about my truths. Each day I blog about truths I come closer to walking my expert talk.