The formula for being an expert comes down to three “specialties”:

Expert = Expertise + Professionalism + Uniqueness

1.Expertise

True experts simplify many things to focus only on what really matters.

This is something CEOs can apply too – focus on the core, don’t get lost in the details.

Almost everyone goes through these career phases before becoming an expert:

• Exploring the field

• Officially entering the profession

• Feeling stuck, even quitting

• Coming back and diving deeper

• Breaking through

• Broadening knowledge while going deeper…

Most people stop here.

But after trying multiple careers, I’ve realized:

If you switch fields and go through the same cycle again, your second (or third) career will grow faster – because you’ve already mastered the meta-process.

Most importantly, this “cross-industry thinking” lets you see your field from the outside, revealing its hidden limits.

2.Professionalism

Professionalism doesn’t come after you become an expert.

It develops along the way – just like a writer slowly forms their writing style during the writing process.

Experts refine their way of working through repetition and pressure.

They observe others, borrow styles, and shape their own professional identity.

Writing is the same: your writing voice emerges through consistent discipline and intense practice.

3.Uniqueness

Experts are usually exceptionally good at one area within their field – far above average.

They gather knowledge widely, but they also keep learning from others to enrich their craft.

To stand out, they must (and should) define what makes them different.

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📚 In short:

Writing a book like an expert means showing up every day, clocking in thousands of hours, digging deep into your craft – and bringing together all three:

Expertise. Professionalism. Uniqueness.

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