Every time I scroll through my LinkedIn, I notice many young professionals proudly label themselves as “CEO,” “Business Manager,” “Digital Expert,” or “Business Consultant” after completing a short learning program, a handful of YouTube courses, or earning some certificates from Coursera.
Then I engage them, and it’s clear: they are not quite who they describe themselves to be. There’s no real substance. No depth. No real understanding. Just vibes and fancy titles.
Expertise is not about what you call yourself. It’s about what you can actually do. Can you commit to the challenging, sometimes tedious, and often demanding tasks that a role requires? Can you sit down and do the deep, boring, backbreaking work that the role your claim demands? Can you put in the hours, day-in-day-out, until the work turns into something familiar and second nature?
Real expertise is in your performance.
It’s not in the talking.
It’s not in the thinking.
It’s not in the wishing.
It’s not in the planning.
It’s in the doing!
Beyond that, to nail your expertise, you have to do it over and over and over and over again.
You will get to see all the loopholes, mistakes, nuances and perspectives such that there’s nothing new anymore.
That’s true expertise borne out of undeniable working experience.
A lot of people like to talk more than they actually do. That’s why they sometimes feel like they are not nailing their niche.
They talk too much and there’s really no factual results from talking instead of doing the thing.
Success from your expertise isn’t built on hype. It’s built on consistency, discipline, and proof of work.
Source : McDan Daniel McKorley Facebook Page.
