A huge part of becoming The Expert is claiming your personal piece of Destiny. Knowing that you are doing exactly what you were put on Earth to do. Being able to say “I am living my dreams” is something many of us aspire towards in our lives. But how do you actually get there? Here are 10 [...]
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 take action. You want a passionate life, but you meet roadblocks at every turn. At the heart of this failure to launch is a cluster of limiting beliefs and negative thoughts residing in your psyche [...]
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 specific type of reader. A teacher, professor, or academic. That doesn’t necessarily mean your writing will please the average reader, much less the audience you are trying to reach with whatever writing you are creating [...]
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 the sport because of its incredible networking possibilities. After all, many successful business people play golf. But more than anything it’s a great sport to help master the mind. There might not be another sport [...]
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 your company (your destination). To get there, you have to navigate through a field of land mines (insert dramatic music). Here’s the thing, millions of people navigated this field of land mines before. Some made it, [...]
11 Steps to Decode the Creative Process
Imagine passing through a metro station in Washington DC at rush hour. Imagine watching a violinist with an open case and with a few dollars thrown around and playing a classical tune. Imagine thinking about a street musician making a living by playing music at the subway. Imagine reaching out into your pocket and throwing [...]
Forget Flow – The Secret to Skill Lies in Discomfort
This essay is by Gregory Ciotti. We as a society have become increasingly obsessed with being “productive,” and it’s not hard to see why: who doesn’t want to get more done each day? The problem is that the content in this hotly discussed topic often revolves around apps and “workhacks.” Downloading the latest productivity software [...]
Why Some Experts Make Lousy Teachers – The Cure for Expertitis
Expertise and teaching often don’t go well together. I know that sounds wrong, but hear me out. Have you ever been in the position of teaching a topic that you have a lot of experience in to someone who is brand new to it? If so – have you ever noticed your pupil looking at [...]
5 Ways to Always Do What You Say You’ll Do
This is a guest post by Paul Jarvis of PJRVS. What you actually do matters much more than what you say you’re going to do. Anyone can talk a big game or over-promise, but the actual follow-through is what creates lasting success. For the last 15 years, part of my unique selling proposition is that I do what I say I’m going [...]
Innovate with Cross-Functional Collaboration
This post is by Doug Austin. “Two heads are better than one.” We’ve all heard that phrase before, and it is so very true when we’re talking about innovation and what it takes to deliver real, relevant ideas to the marketplace. Being confident enough to invite divergent perspectives into the conversation can yield powerful ideas. [...]













