How to Be an Expert at Anything

byPaul-Wylie

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6 years ago

How to be an expert at anything. Yes, anyone can achieve this. It takes some will power and determination though. Here is a list of what to do.

• Have love for it ? This should be obvious. You’re not going to spend much time on something you don’t have a passion for. Even if it’s something you like doing, it could easily become a dislike if you start doing it too much or for other reasons.
• Repetition ? Practice makes perfect. Do it repeatedly every day to where you’re almost sick of it. Too, you’ll eventually get bored, but just know it will become second nature for you. You could do it in your sleep and will become most efficient.
• Research ? This is true for any niche or business idea you choose. There’s plenty of information on any topic available. Know how to weed out the bad information from the good information. Use reliable sources and double check them if you can.
• Join groups and forums ? Almost every topic or niche has a group somewhere for it. It could be a Facebook group having similar interests. It could also be a meetup group that meets every so often. Forums must be within your niche too.
• Learn ? Take a course, create new skills, and get educated in anything you want. Acquiring knowledge on any topic and finding the right teacher to do the job is sometimes a challenge. Reviews are a good way of determining your best educational resources.
• Experience it – You’ve heard that experience is the best teacher. I’ll be the first to admit, there are times when I failed the same thing several times. They turned into frequent wins later, but it wasn’t always easy.
• Have determination and will power ? everyone can develop these positive attributions. I know that at the age of about 50, I was determined to get a Bachelor of Science degree, and I did a few years later. It takes will power to quit an addiction or bad habit, which many people have done. Others have yet to do.
• Don’t do it just for the money ? Some people see and hear that they can make good money at something and try to become an expert at it. You’ll end up being unhappy if you do. Sure, you’ll be temporarily happy if you start earning a lot of money, but it will not buy your happiness.
• Don’t quit ? It was Vince Lombardi who said, “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” Quitting may be necessary in some respects, such as quitting a job for a better one. But during the process of becoming an expert at something, quitting is never good.

For me, within the field of technology and the Internet, I’ve been a jack of all trades and master of none. My goal here at Wealthy Affiliate is to become an expert in one or more niches. Thus, I’ll use everything mentioned above to do so plus a lot more.

Become an expert at something and change the world. We all have the capability of doing this. I say that if you help at least one person in this life for the better, you’re doing okay.