by Ann Evanston | Nov 14, 2017 | Mindsets
In my program for entrepreneurs and speakers, where I teach the five steps to selling from the stage with ease, I speak to the importance of the mindset of expert in the second step.
Too often we as women can give everybody else credit for being an expert. We have a hard time drawing from within and knowing that we really have had a unique experience that allows us to “own” expertise.
The expert mindset doesn’t mean you’re done learning. The expert mindset is just about being able to tap from within and know that you are truly ready to teach others through your experience.
With an expert mindset you can look at your abilities and experiences and realize that there is a way to organize that knowledge for others. Yes, in the beginning that can feel difficult. Trust me though if you evaluate what you’ve been doing over time, you will see and own what you do.
by Ann Evanston | Sep 25, 2017 | Mindsets
I make homemade salsa and hot sauces about this time of year from my garden. (If you haven’t heard, my husband and I have a huge urban garden and I convert it all to food!) The level of heat in hot sauce is always interesting. Even trying to label the jar is interesting, because it’s based on my taste. So if it says mild: it’s mild to me.
Sometimes I try to get creative and say “mild to medium”, or “medium to hot”, but that’s the point: what’s hot is up to you.
As I thought about this, I thought about how we as women perceive ourselves physically. Do you see yourself as hot? Or are you “mild to medium”? I think it’s based on taste. And I would hope that you know to believe yourself as hot first before others know you as hot.
So if you don’t see yourself as a great hot sauce, no matter the level of heat, maybe it’s time to change that perception.
