The Thought Leaders Practice: Do work you love with people you like the way you want

Write so that even someone new to your topic can comfortably follow your thinking and absorb your ideas.

At this stage it is important to go for quantity to ensure that you identify as many thoughts around a topic as possible — and you will then use the IP Snapshot process to add quality to the idea.

They will nod as they get to see you put form around something they have known to be true but have not been able to name or identify.

Einstein said, ‘The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them.’

It’s commercially smart as a thought leader to structure your messages so that they appeal to many different thinking styles and are applicable in many different situations.

Your job as a thought leader is to think, sell, and deliver.

Valuing your expertise inspires you to keep thinking and keep working on your ideas and making them better. It also leads to the personal conviction and belief that others are looking for in a trusted advisor.

In your practice, the primary focus is to think, sell and deliver.

We have moved our need from information knowledge to applied wisdom; from expert to trusted authority. It’s this shift that information experts need to understand.

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