Celebrate Your Expert: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

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Defines expert as authoritative knowledge or skill, not the creator or the GOAT, and insists it must be demonstrable and recognized by peers or the public. Uses GiveCamp volunteers who build WordPress sites for nonprofits as an example, claims competent devs can spin up HelloWorld in a day in React/Java/C#, and cites Johnny Bench’s 2,158 games (~300,000 pitches) and Joe Buck calling 21 of the last 23 World Series to show expertise can be proven by record and reputation. Advises treating expert as a binary checkpoint to celebrate.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 4:22ON A SCALE OF 1-10...
3. 5:30HOW DO YOU DEFINE AN EXPERT?
4. 13:17A person with comprehensive and authoritative knowledge or skill...
5. 15:59DEMONSTRABLE
6. 24:51Modesty
7. 27:23ARROGANCE
8. 39:30EXPERT MEANS AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL
9. 42:03IN WHAT ARE YOU AN EXPERT?
10. 42:41CELEBRATE YOUR EXPERT

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