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You don’t realize you are doing it, but you are lying to yourself. It’s a subconscious thing, you don’t even know you are doing it. The bad thing is it’s killing your potential success. The good news is you can fix it today.

This lie comes from the fears and frustrations we all have as solopreneurs. It’s something everyone must identify and overcome before real success can begin. It’s disguised as a fear, but in a fully developed state it exists as a lie you tell yourself.

You think you’re not an expert in your chosen market. You think you don’t know enough in order to help other people. You think you aren’t smart enough to teach other people.

Sound familiar?

First of all let me tell you that having these feelings is a natural part of having an online business. We all have them, and  the successful ones overcome them. It’s a rite of passage to success. If you are still struggling with these demons, I’m going to help you get rid of them forever. And we’re going to do it right now. No more “working towards” fixing it, or “getting a handle on it”.

These fears end now.  

Let’s get started.

What does it mean to be an expert?

If you feel you aren’t expert enough to be successful, what does that mean? How much information do you need? How much experience do you feel is sufficient for you to “feel” like an expert?

The truth is you can’t answer those questions. And it’s the answers to those questions that is holding you back.

If I just knew how much experience would be necessary for others to consider me an expert.. I wouldn’t feel like a novice anymore.

The #1 problem with that statement is you are waiting for OTHERS to consider you an expert. Expert status doesn’t come from others. It’s comes from within you. YOU need to feel like an expert. Once you do, you start acting like one. Once you start acting like one, others will SEE you as the expert.

Yeah, that sounds simple John but how do I do that?

The secret is that expert status is a relative term. You just need to know a little more than someone else to be considered an expert. Not 5, 10, or even 15 years experience above them. So, you really are an expert. Right now. You have knowledge an experience that exceeds other people that want and need to learn what you know. To them, you are considered enough of an expert for them to listen to you and learn what you know.

Let’s re-frame what being an expert means.

Take the subject you are most confident in and share what you know. It’s that simple. It doesn’t matter weather it’s a blog post, a video, or even a full blown product. Share what you know in your own words. Share your experience and the mistakes you have made along the journey of learning. When you speak from a viewpoint of where the customer or prospect is currently at, they connect with you in a whole new way. They can tell that you  have walked in their shoes, have been where they are. They will want to learn from you simply because they want to travel the path that you already have taken. And in the end, they want to be at your level of experience and knowledge in the subject.

The path to growth

As your experience and knowledge grows, so does your audience that considers you an expert. The more you learn, and teach what you’ve learned, the more you have to teach to more people. There is no reason to wait until you reach some artificial threshold of knowledge and experience. You can start today.

The best part of all of this is when you follow this strategy, you will forget you were ever scared of not being an expert. You’ll stop thinking about not being the expert and start being one.

The fastest way to success involves getting out there and trying things. Not everything will work, and that’s ok. You will be surprised how people react to your knowledge and experience. Get out there and start sharing your knowledge and you’ll wonder why you ever had a fear of not being expert enough.