Passion to Careers: Nine steps to building a successful career from your passion by Khazi Gugu

Author:Khazi, Gugu [Khazi, Gugu]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Primedia eLaunch LLC
Published: 2018-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

Self-reflection questions

1. If I were to ask my colleagues about my legacy they will say …

2. Three characteristics that I want my career legacy to be known for are …

3. Action Im willing to take to build this legacy is …

4. The impact I want to have on others is …

Step Nine

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MONETISE YOUR PASSION

“What can others learn from you?”

What if you could share your expertise for a living? More and more people are realising that the greatest asset they have in this world is their knowledge, experience and the legacy they have built. As knowledge become more valuable a number of industries are emerging within the knowledge economy. This has led to a growing demand for experts in various fields.

The expert industry is about sharing your expertise and lessons you have learnt from your career. The industry is built on two principles. First, each of us is an expert at something, even if we might not think so. Second, our expertise is worth sharing and has real value to others. You may not think of yourself as an expert, but you have accumulated a wealth of expertise which others would value. The rise of the expert economy creates a marketplace for the knowledge, lessons, and wisdom you have gathered. This is echoed by an executive from Gerson Lehrman, one of the big pioneers of the expert industry, who maintains “Everyone is an expert at something, they just may not know it yet”. A report by Bruce Reed and Matthew Atwell predicts that in 2018 the expert industry will become a billion-dollar business. What an opportunity! (19)

In this chapter, I focus on how you can make a living sharing your knowledge and expertise by monetising what you’ve learnt throughout your career. What you know and who you are has value in the market place. You have learnt lessons in life that you can use to help other people get ahead faster. To illustrate this point, ask yourself: have you seen an increase in the number of people that are offering help to others in various topics, such as starting your business, living your passion, and so on? Those individuals are like you and me. What they are doing is consolidating and packaging their knowledge and life experiences into chunks that can be offered to others for authentic personal improvement.

In his book “The Millionaire Messenger”, Brandon Buchard informs readers that their lives, knowledge and passion are far more important and have greater market value than they actually understand. (18) You are here to make a difference in this world and the best way to do that is to use your expertise, knowledge and experience to help others succeed.

Gregg Walker spent a decade as a Senior Vice President for Corporate Development at Sony Corporation of America. Before that, he was Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at Viacom and a Vice president at Goldman Sachs . In 2016 he started his own private investment firm. He has a law degree. Throughout his career

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