How To Become An Expert The 7 Step Formula

Tell me if you've ever had one of these thoughts:

"Who am I to teach this?"

"I’m not an expert."

"I don’t have any credentials."

Welcome to the club, my friend. According to the Journal of Behavioral Science, 70% of us struggle with this thing called Imposter Syndrome, no matter how successful we are.

Part of being an expert is going to be a battle with your own fears and insecurities. No way around it.

However, you can become an expert in your field. In fact, it's a relatively straightforward process. So clear in fact that I've outlined it all in an easy to digest and follow 7 step formula.

And today I'd like to teach you that formula

[isaactweneboah-koduah]

Graham your sound quality is SOLID, and your signatory tune makes me dance everytime i tune in to watch you

[powerpath]

Here’s the thing I have studied psychology for the last past 5 years. I’m not sure what results I have gotten or can give, but I have become knowledgeable in this area. I am not a licensed clinician. I have a Bachelors in psychology am in Masters program for Mental Health and have studied it extensively on my own.

I guess the question is, How do I productize this knowledge?

Is it even capable of being monetized?

[kksal]

Thank you soooo sooo much Graham! Many Blessings!!!

[SimpleGuitarDotCom]

I love the idea of becoming an expert by teaching. I swear I've learned more about guitar playing by teaching other people than from my own study. Great stuff, Graham! Thanks!

[matrixugly]

I saw you did a collab with Chris Liepe, awesome! I know Chris, and I know he has helped so many people with vocals simply because he has relentlessly improved at his craft as he went along. The more I hear from guys like you and Chris, the same story keeps emerging. You have the ability to help *someone* and you help the people you can, and get better at helping the people you can't.

[TheToneLounge]

I don’t think of myself as an “expert” but some of my viewers send me emails or comment on my videos, asking me for purchasing advise or gear related advice.

I’m always happy to advise them but still think it’s weird that they would ask me. It’s like, “who am I to give them advice?” lol

[jayfortherecord]

I have been following you since recording revolution. Thanks for this video. Im releasing a course through a funnel system as well and been feeling like this. At the end of the day is all in our head.
thank you man

[giselle-cursosonline]

Amazing Graham as always. I would only add step 4 is to try out everuthing that you are learning with yourself first. Find ways to try, implement. So the fitness coach should be having those meals, those steps and mindset to get fitness and then she can teach because she already got results for herself in an effective way.

[itayangeleyes]

Hi Graham, I really appreciate the rich and insightful content you produce every week.
I have a question regarding your formula of expertise, what to do in case my field is "young field", which not many books have been written about (or at all)?

[survive-pro]

I can say that Mr Graham is a great example of where I want to be in my 30s. I’m 24 and this is where I take action.

[mihonog]

Hi, Graham, thank you for another great video! I have a question about reading books on your niche and refining what you learn from them to what you teach to others. I have a huge block in teaching what I learened from someone to my students feeling like I've stolen their ideas. Maybe I should mention who and where I got certain info and methodology, but I don't want to make my course full of patches of who said this and who said that. What's your take on this? This is why I still have the Impostor syndrome.

[SeanStJean-qfxk]

Graham, thank you for all of your amazing videos. This was a helpful mindset shift for me. I have a doctoral degree and yet I have felt unworthy to teaching in my own field! On an unrelated note, I had a question that I thought might be a good video post idea (and I haven't seen it yet on your site). I've noticed that you routinely bring your Christian faith into your videos and I have been on the fence about doing the same. I am also afraid of alienating my audience. Was the choice to bring your faith into your content a a deliberate one? And if so, how did you think through the pros and cons? Thanks again!

[DNHarris]

"scribere est cogitare" is "to write is to think"
"scribo igitur puto" is "I write therefore I think"

[liztherese-hairstylistsucc]

Hey Graham.. Thanks so much!.. Love your content.. Super helpful!.. Question for you is: How do you feel about all the talk about "high ticket coaching"?? ..Do you teach on this?? Some say to start with this.. I guess maybe not as passive.. Your thoughts would be appreciated.. P.S... Love your courage to speak of God's will in your life.

[tomaspalazzi]

I'm a music composer for video games, I've last than a year but I already find more than 5 official games to make music, when a lot of composers get a gig after 1 or even 2 years with lucky, I think my experience could help there to make some content?

[livebeyondloss]

The one area where my audience needs help with is the journey of grief.

[CBIWebServices]

Excellent video, Graham. In the video you said you would post the link for Episode 60. Can you do that for us, please? :-) Thanks!
-- Joel Young

[carlynbushman]

My advanced-age female audience needs help figuring how to start/run a business as a solo entrepreneur. Technology and managing a schedule becomes overwhelming to this audience.

[olajideparis]

I don't have an audience yet but I am leaning toward teaching film scoring.

[EventDogs]

'ish'. I love your content and look forward to Tuesdays when you release your latest video so firstly a massive thank you for that. I think this is the first one I haven't completely agreed with. Well meaning people with a little knowledge can do a lot of damage in some areas of expertise. Remember the saying 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.' Initially I trained as a musician (my degree was in music) and I started teaching the violin (first study instrument) and piano (second study) 20 years ago. I hardly ever inherited pupils who had been badly taught the violin, but would quite often inherit pupils who had been badly taught the piano. This was often because they had previously been taught by someone who had taught themselves the keyboard and then decided they knew how to teach the piano. They didn't, and I would then spend quite some time more or less having to take that student right back to the beginning. Do I specialise in the piano? No. But I know enough to be playing far enough beyond the level I'm teaching to make sure that I lay the right foundations for them to then be passed on to a higher level specialist as and when I felt is appropriate. I was also blessed to have been well taught myself. Oh yes, and the thousands of hours of practice kind of helped. Did I feel really nervous when I started teaching? Absolutely. Should I have felt nervous? Yes, because although I had been well taught, and knew my subject well, and took to teaching very naturally I was still new and still had a lot to learn from more experienced teachers. This then brings me on to my other area of expertise - dog training and behaviour. 18 years ago I retrained in dog training and behaviour, doing a 2 year course as well as lots of extra learning. I wanted to initially work alongside someone else, but at that time there were very few good dog trainers around, especially where I lived. Therefore I decided that I knew enough not to do harm and I thankfully found someone else to pass on tricky cases to who moved to the area 6-12 months after I started. I felt sick before every class for the first 6 months I was so nervous, but gradually it got easier. Fast forward many years and my job changed to training other dog trainers. I paired them up with a senior instructor who worked for me and put them through a 2 year apprenticeship. In general they tended to initially think they knew a bit - then they thought they knew pretty much everything - then they realised there was a lot they didn't know. At the point where they realised what they didn't know I knew they were safe to let loose on the public to teach solo. Why? Because I trusted them to know the limits of their knowledge and come back and ask for help. I still ask for help and I been doing this a LOT of years and done a huge amount of courses! Why? Well I'm not an expert in medication and just yesterday I saw a dog that I think needs medication and their vet lacks behavioural knowledge, I lack medical knowledge and therefore they need a veterinary behaviourist who specialises in both. The reason I mention this is because in this line of work if we get things wrong dogs can attack dogs or people resulting in injury or even death. There are limits to my knowledge, but I know enough to know them. :)