Comments on: Guru Fatigue: Getting Paid Without Being The Wizard

By: Dawnaurora

Dawnaurora — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:50:47 +0000

Thanks so much for this post. It was very refreshing to read about how others share their knowledge. If there is high demand for the knowledge, I don’t see anything wrong with getting paid for it especially if it is good.

By: Duff

Duff — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:20:56 +0000

“Authenticity” is the ultimate guru trip.

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:49:40 +0000

hi Molly –

I love the point you make. Focus on what you do well, serve your niche, and don’t try to be all things to all people.

hi Jonathan Fields – thanks for another great blog post – thought provoking as usual.

Dom

By: Cori Padgett

Cori Padgett — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:09:11 +0000

I suffer from a healthy dose of ‘guru’ fatigue. lol I much prefer following people who I feel make a connection with their readers.

That’s what I try to do on my blog and I appreciate when it’s done elsewhere as well. Although to be fair I was a bit A$$ backwards, and created my blog AFTER I was already selling my ghostwriting services very well.

The blog was intended as a way to ‘soft sell’ my skills, but then morphed into something I love doing, and has helped me connect with some awesome people and (I’d like to think anyway) a resource that has helped quite a few people as well.

Thanks for a great post Jonathan!

Warm regards,
C

By: Ivan Walsh

Ivan Walsh — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:07:59 +0000

It’s a good point.

Most of the very successful types, refer to themselves more as specialists, experts or use their qualifications to highlight their skillsets.

I think the term guru is a bit jaded, tbh.

By: Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com

Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:29:19 +0000

I think guru is one of those tough to explain words and does have negative connotations because of all the “make money” gurus online that are always about. The pure term “to illuminate” is much more accurate and a great thing to be though.

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By: Boris Pluskowski / The Complete Innovator

Boris Pluskowski / The Complete Innovator — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:00:15 +0000

Hi Jon

Great post – but I don’t know if the Guru and Journeyman tags are so antagonistic from each other. I think many people have guru-like moment and revelations in our life where we finally make some sort of thought leadership breakthrough and are able to communicate it.

However, what separates the Gurus from the rest are that they are on a constant journey that never ends for new learnings, thoughts and breakthroughs – and as a result they achieve a regular flow of those guru-like moments.

Of course, only the community as a whole can actually grant a Guru his/her title, and that means having to do more than aspire to guru-dom, but to constantly prove that you’re on that journey. It’s not easy to be constantly on that journey however – and I suspect that it is a tiring one – even for something in which you’re passionate about.

All the best

Boris

By: Mike Drips

Mike Drips — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:49:39 +0000

Pam:
Sorry! Not you or Tim! “Cubicle” was not the correct associative word (nor is it the gapingvoid guy, Hugh).
Mike

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