Archive | May, 2012

How to Avoid Overtraining and Injuring Yourself

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This is a guest post by Tahlee Rouillon of The Attitude Revolution. Before I became a certified Personal Trainer, I was an expert Catabolic Trainer. I tried to “whip” myself into shape by training harder and faster every day, ended up overtraining, and spent thousands of dollars on acupuncture, osteopathy and physiotherapy. Before I get [...]

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Is Fear Holding You Back From Becoming An Expert?

This is a guest post by Alex Fakhri of Blogging Toolkit. Fear is one of the oldest and strongest emotions known to man, something that is inscribed within us. At first it was a basic emotion for the human animal. A survival instinct from thousands of years a go, when wars, plagues and natural disasters developed an [...]

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Why You Need to Quit Demanding Perfection From Yourself

This is a guest post by Sean Davis of SDavisMedia. Everyday, I wake up, think about what I want to do, sit down to do it, and then talk myself out of it. Not because it’s the wrong thing to do. But because I don’t feel like I’m good enough yet. I can’t write a [...]

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Three Ways Camping Can Make You A Better Expert

Many people don’t realize that the simple act of camping can help shape them into a better expert. I would even argue it’s been helping us since the dawn of time. It was only when I started writing for Inspired Camping that I realized just how much influence camping has really had on all of [...]

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3 Ridiculous Popular Beliefs About Learning that Hold Us Back

Some ideas never die, no matter how little fact they’re based in. Popular misconceptions can be fairly harmless, like the belief that it’s dangerous to wake a sleepwalker (in fact it can be very dangerous not to wake a sleepwalker). In other cases misconceptions can be dangerous or limiting. False beliefs about how we learn [...]

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How to Expand Your Comfort Zone

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This is a guest post by Marcus Taylor of The Musician’s Guide. Becoming great at anything often requires going beyond what others are prepared to do, setting new limits, and discovering new territory within your field. Over the past few years, I’ve become fascinated by the concept of comfort zones, and how growing your comfort [...]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Bike Maintenance

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Have you ever thought about doing your own bicycle maintenance, but were not sure where to start? Or maybe you felt that you were not really the bike mechanic type. If you love cycling, learning to do your own bike maintenance and repairs is worth the effort. It allows you to get to know the [...]

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How To Brew Coffee Like A Professional Barista

This is a guest post by Mike Crimmins of Daily Shot of Coffee. Let me know if any of this sounds familiar… You like coffee, but you add so much cream and sugar that the liquid in your mug starts to turn a pale white. That was the kind of coffee that kept me awake for [...]

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Are Great Musicians Born or Made?

We’ve talked about whether or not the 10,000 rule is real and shortcuts exist to becoming an expert, but what about the theory of inherited talent? Are you born with certain “gifts” from a higher power or does everyone start out at the same level? Neuroscientist Gary Marcus set out to determine the answer to [...]

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10 Ways to Live Your Destiny

A huge part of becoming The Expert is claiming your personal piece of Destiny. Knowing that you are doing exactly what [...]

15 Probing Questions to Help You Bust Through Limiting Beliefs

You have great intentions, but you don’t follow through. You tell yourself you want change, but you’re too afraid to [...]

10 Uncommon Habits That Will Make You a Better Writer

If you’re the student that got highest marks in writing and composition in school, you learned to please a very [...]

3 Tips To Help You Create Great Looking Videos

Learning how to create great looking videos is a skill that will prove to be insanely useful during your life. Whether [...]

Adopt This Mindset On Your Road To Expertise

Golf is fantastic sport. You’re out in nature and socializing with friends and new acquaintances. You might even be using [...]

14 Tips For A Great Business Plan

Think of running a business like taking a trip. You have a great vision for where you want to take [...]