85 Establish Authority, Business Expert
b'How do you establish authority in your field? I don\\u2019t care whether that\\u2019s internet authority, or workplace authority, or as a business expert.\\n\\nLearn to become a recognized authority\\n\\nOne quick note just before I get into the episode. As soon as I finished the episode, within two hours I ran into two different situations, two different people (not related) both claiming authority, talking about it as if they have it, and I know they don\\u2019t. They couldn\\u2019t answer some of the very basic questions. So, be careful, make sure that whatever you\\u2019re doing, whoever you\\u2019re listening to is not somebody who\\u2019s just selling it and their career is based on selling you that product, but that they\\u2019ve actually done it. If it\\u2019s a coach, somebody who is successful in business over and over again in companies, etc., not somebody who just decided that they don\\u2019t have a job, or somebody who\\u2019s selling something that\\u2019s supposed to be performing. Make sure you see things that they\\u2019ve done. Now to the episode.\\n\\nHow to Establish Authority\\n\\nToday I want to discuss how to establish authority. Clearly, the more you\\u2019re approached or have the presence of authority, the better your position, the better your following, the more money you\\u2019re going to make, the more satisfaction you\\u2019re going to have, and the family you have will have in you.\\n\\nOK, now, how do you establish authority in your field? I don\\u2019t care whether that\\u2019s internet authority, or workplace authority, or as a business expert. The idea is that you are regarded as the go-to person or highly regarded, the key is: Without saying it. First of all, you\\u2019ve got to get to the point where you can develop the confidence, that is you stand tall and you don\\u2019t categorize yourself, you\\u2019re driven. You don\\u2019t say that you\\u2019re an expert. You have to have it reach out from you, from what you\\u2019re doing, what you\\u2019re saying, and how you\\u2019re acting to be recognized and thought of as that expert. That is you demonstrate it and you let other people say it. Don\\u2019t say it yourself.\\n\\nSome of the things you do is make sure that when there are topics or things that are being done, you make the topic of conversation, that is that you have and develop the innovative ideas that are the discussion. You don\\u2019t want to just be part of the group or in the discussion. That\\u2019s not going to do enough. Just being that is just being one of the masses, one of the people, which can be a wonderful thing if that\\u2019s what you want. But if you want to be recognized as an authority, how do you get it and how do you separate yourself so that you\\u2019re appreciated and recognized?\\n\\nFirst, while I say don\\u2019t say it, do acknowledge your accomplishments, whatever they are. You don\\u2019t state them, but you do acknowledge them. Thank the other person for stating it or something. Join with an associate, with other leaders in your field, you both learn from them as mentors. Think back to the chapter in the book, but also that episode where I discussed your five friends, the people closest to you, and how your family, friends, and acquaintances can actually be harmful to you. Why? You want to establish that broader reach of people who really are recognized, that you start to be recognized with them and then even amongst them. In order to do this, you\\u2019re going to have to do whatever it takes to get the knowledge that you need. In the next episode I\\u2019m going to be talking about mastering a topic, mastering a skill. It\\u2019s a little different than you\\u2019ve established, you know it, you\\u2019re very good, but you haven\\u2019t established an authority, that is that you\\u2019re not recognized. This assumes that you already really know the stuff, whatever the field, whatever the business is, but you want to be recognized for it.\\n\\nJust think about it. If you\\u2019re recognized in your field or in your expertise, that means you\\u2019re more in demand, everything from your pay to your happiness is going to be increased. It also means, though, in order to do this, because it\\u2019s not static,'