Comments on: Being an expert takes time, not talent http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: How I Became a True Expert | Maria Killam http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-267935 How I Became a True Expert | Maria Killam Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:11:52 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-267935 [...] Trunk wrote a great article called "Being an Expert takes Time not Talent". When you read it and click on the article from the Harvard Business Review, you'll read the [...] [...] Trunk wrote a great article called "Being an Expert takes Time not Talent". When you read it and click on the article from the Harvard Business Review, you'll read the [...]

]]> By: Mike http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-264638 Mike Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:19:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-264638 I think part of my problem is I have too many interests.   I managed an airline, owned several high tech businesses, was a munitions tech in the USAF,  worked at an isp in the mid 90's, learned computers on my own after stumbling on an open terminal in high school that used an acoustic coupler to connect to the then 'intranet', marketed for the entertainment industry and tons of artists most people would recognize, and so much more.   I started providing <a href="http://quadrank.com/" rel="nofollow">SEO services</a> in 1995, <a href="http://michaellewisgroup.com/" rel="nofollow">real estate funding</a> in 1988, and high tech services since 1973. And, my hobby became a business - <a href="http://lfcigars.com/" rel="nofollow"> hand made cigars</a> manufacturing. Now I'm writing a book. I've been saying for years, I'd rather know just one thing, like how to paint steam radiators green. If I stuck to one thing, maybe I'd have been better off! I think part of my problem is I have too many interests.
 
I managed an airline, owned several high tech businesses, was a munitions tech in the USAF, 
worked at an isp in the mid 90's, learned computers on my own after stumbling on an open terminal in high school that used an acoustic coupler to connect to the then 'intranet', marketed for the entertainment industry and tons of artists most people would recognize, and so much more.
 
I started providing SEO services in 1995, real estate funding in 1988, and high tech services since 1973. And, my hobby became a business – hand made cigars manufacturing.

Now I'm writing a book.

I've been saying for years, I'd rather know just one thing, like how to paint steam radiators green. If I stuck to one thing, maybe I'd have been better off!

]]> By: What entrepreneurs can learn from German violinists « Ready to Learn http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-263443 What entrepreneurs can learn from German violinists « Ready to Learn Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:09:50 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-263443 [...] Being an expert takes time, not talent [...] [...] Being an expert takes time, not talent [...]

]]> By: The box « Sheaux.us http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-254066 The box « Sheaux.us Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:38:12 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-254066 [...] much better than mine… “It takes tremendous expertise in order to get out of the box. You have to have years thinking about the box, and watching people put things in, and then you have to have an idea that you recognize as fitting [...] [...] much better than mine… "It takes tremendous expertise in order to get out of the box. You have to have years thinking about the box, and watching people put things in, and then you have to have an idea that you recognize as fitting [...]

]]> By: The Social Media Time Suck | Apple Box Blog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-252888 The Social Media Time Suck | Apple Box Blog Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:20:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-252888 [...] You’re probably wondering how you’re supposed to balance all of your usual workload with what is required of you in social media in order to propel your company to the next level. You’ve seen how long it takes to write a good blog post and you’re probably wondering how these so called “experts” do it. [...] [...] You're probably wondering how you're supposed to balance all of your usual workload with what is required of you in social media in order to propel your company to the next level. You've seen how long it takes to write a good blog post and you're probably wondering how these so called "experts" do it. [...]

]]> By: The Best Thing You Can Teach Your Kids — The Good Men Project Magazine http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-252706 The Best Thing You Can Teach Your Kids — The Good Men Project Magazine Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:25:03 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-252706 [...] shocking personal revelations and thoughts on life. She’s a hell of a writer and wrote about what it takes to be an expert. She came up with the same thing: it ain’t talent. One interesting point she made is that to [...] [...] shocking personal revelations and thoughts on life. She’s a hell of a writer and wrote about what it takes to be an expert. She came up with the same thing: it ain’t talent. One interesting point she made is that to [...]

]]> By: Susan http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-242495 Susan Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:23:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-242495 Fabulous! Based on the time I can afford to put into my art form and still make a living, plus market my art, I will be an expert at 107 years old! Fabulous! Based on the time I can afford to put into my art form and still make a living, plus market my art, I will be an expert at 107 years old!

]]> By: bidfun http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-240668 bidfun Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:39:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-240668 Can't agree more, talent without work gives nothing ! Can't agree more, talent without work gives nothing !

]]> By: The Best Thing You Can Teach Your Kids http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-2/#comment-236174 The Best Thing You Can Teach Your Kids Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:17:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-236174 [...] shocking personal revelations and thoughts on life. She’s a hell of a writer and wrote about what it takes to be an expert. She came up with the same thing: it ain’t talent. One interesting point she made is that to [...] [...] shocking personal revelations and thoughts on life. She’s a hell of a writer and wrote about what it takes to be an expert. She came up with the same thing: it ain’t talent. One interesting point she made is that to [...]

]]> By: Abby http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/01/28/being-an-expert-takes-time-not-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-235088 Abby Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:38:09 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4712#comment-235088 Here here! Here here!

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