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9 Exercises to Enhance Your Self-Expertise
Personal Self-Expertise is an invaluable tool that transforms the way you communicate in your business and personal lives. It functions as a front porch for two reasons: 1) It equips you with the confidence of knowing exactly who you are; and 2) It magnetizes others to you because they admire and respect those who know exactly who they are. But it takes time and study to get to this point. In this article we are going to explore 12 exercises that will help you enhance your self-expertise. 101 Goals Now, not only is this an effective goal setting technique, but when you've completed your list, ask yourself this: what patterns do I see among my goals? Are they all related to business? Are they all related to material things? Are they concrete goals or abstract goals? It'll blow your mind! And this exercise will provide tremendous insight into what you value and therefore contribute to your self-expertise. 101 Things That Make Me Happy 25 Of Your Greatest Accomplishments Philosophies/Theories Favorite Quotations The Roof Is On Fire Let's say your answer was pictures. Good. Now, dig deeper and think about what that means: are you family oriented? Do you place great value on memories? Are you a materialistic person? Dinner For Three Me? I would choose 1) Robin Williams, the most entertaining man alive; 2) Adam Duritz, my favorite singer and musical inspiration; and 3) Samantha Walters, one of my close friends and the warmest person I've ever known. These answers show that my self-expertise has components of humor, music and friendship. What about yours? Everything You Want To Be Wow. It was an incredible exercise that motivated, inspired and moved everyone to learn more about who they were. I suggest you make the same list. Personal Mission Statement The best part about your Personal Missions Statement is that you can carry it with you wherever you go. Try to read it to yourself every morning. After all, there's nothing better than starting your day by reading a statement of exactly who you are. © 2005 All Rights Reserved. Scott Ginsberg is a professional speaker, "The World's Foremost Expert on Nametags" and the author of HELLO my name is Scott and The Power of Approachability. He helps people MAXIMIZE their approachability and become UNFORGETTABLE communicators - one conversation at a time. For more information contact Front Porch Productions at http://www.hellomynameisscott.com.
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