Great experts

There is a wealth of truth in not being taken in with fancy promises and words that are nothing more than just a front for superlatives. Now, how many times have we been taken in with people that seem to present themselves as “great experts” only to realize that their area of specialization lies only in creating a big picture of themselves?

The problem is many people believe that there’s a need for them to super-sell themselves, calling themselves specialists, etc. just to cover for their inadequacies. From the onset, you’ll be able to recognize these people as they are fabulous when selling themselves, always careful to paint a highly exaggerated picture of themselves.

The truth will only be revealed when you find that they can’t deliver what they profess their specialization in. It is then that you’ll be getting a whole lot of excuses for their failure, whether it be due to circumstances or even the heavens. To cut it short, they will be blaming everyone and everything under the sun but will never admit to their shortcomings.

So, how does one recognize a real specialist?

These will be the ones that do not hard-sell themselves, the ones that do tell you as it is, and that includes their weaknesses as well. See, real professionals do not see a need to put up fronts because they are both too busy to bother with that or take great pride in their specialization and will see it as almost sacrilege to lower themselves by having to play the role of a wannabe.

Hence, it is more honourable to admit to one’s shortcomings for that will open the doors to pick up and learn rather than to fake it because most of one’s time will then be used to cover shortcomings, leaving that person practically no time to learn anything.