Do you really need to spend five or six figures to get a world class business education? That is exactly what Josh Kaufman set out to determine. Today on the Expert Enough Show, we sit down and talk with Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA, to discuss all facets of expertise and rapid skill [...]
Archive | February, 2012
Renaissance Fitness: The 3 Essential Bodyweight Exercises
This is a guest post by Vic Magary of VicMagary.com. When considering the vast array of choices for spending your time and energy on becoming an expert, there is one quality that is the bedrock of all other pursuits: your health. Everyone knows that regular exercise is important for health, but maintaining consistent fitness habits [...]
There Will Always Be People Who Doubt Your Expertise
Throughout history, while experts have been discovering how our world works, other “un-experts” have been continually doubting them every step of the way. Let’s take a look at the “Flat Earth” theory as an example of extreme doubting: Everyone thought the earth was flat until Pythagoras proved that the earth was round in 6th century B.C. [...]
Ask the Readers: When Can You Call Yourself an Expert?
Welcome to another Ask the Readers segment. When we first launched Expert Enough we talked about whether or not shortcuts exist to becoming an expert, but what if you are getting closer and closer to that “elite” level. When can you officially start labeling yourself as an expert? Do other people need to give you the label first? Are [...]
5 Avoidable Things Keeping You from Getting Good
If becoming good at things has become a lost art, what does that mean for those of us who still want to learn new things and become remarkable people? Let’s start by looking at all the things keeping us from getting good. Gaining knowledge and improving your skills is the only way to get really [...]
How to Improve: 3 Must Read Essays on Getting Better Everyday
Improvement doesn’t come in one fell swoop. Improving takes time, effort, determination, and focus. Becoming good at things may be considered a lost art, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t always be working on getting better at something everyday. In this post we’ll showcase three essays from The99Percent.com (one of Corbett and I’s favorite sites on [...]
The Focused Sprint Approach: Rapid Skill Acquisition for Breaking Through Plateaus
No journey towards acquiring significant new skills is a straight line. We all zig-zag our way towards knowledge and expertise. Frequently our progress plateaus or stalls for months or even years at a time. Gaining new skills is ultimately an exercise in motivation. In order to practice with intention for long enough to become an [...]
This Economist Thinks Listening to Experts Can Be Dangerous. Do You Agree?
Should you always use and trust “experts”? British economist Noreena Hertz wrote in 2002 about the potential collapse of the global financial system through corporate greed and unregulated markets. After this came true she gave a controversial TED talk in late 2010 about expertise. In this speech she cites a study where patients hooked up [...]
Ask the Readers: Do You Think the 10,000 Hour Rule is the Only Way to Become an Expert?
“The thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. And what’s more, the people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.” – Malcolm Gladwell Made recently popular by Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: The Story of Success, [...]
All Sex and Six Pack Abs? What it Means to Be a Man in 2012 (with Brett McKay from Art of Manliness)
Is being a man really all about hot sex and six pack abs? If you read all the typical mens magazines, that’s the impression you might have. Luckily there are still some thinking men out there. Brett McKay from The Art of Manliness is leading a revolution among men. He’s helping a modern generation define [...]
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