Hanna Cooper

Coaching for nonprofit and government leaders and teams

Coaching for nonprofit and government leaders and teams

What it takes to be an expert

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The folks over at Creating Passionate  Users have an interesting post up entitled How to be an expert. 

I like part of how they define "expert": always in flow, thinking "I"ll keep pushing myself.  There’s always some way to do it better…"

Some other great nuggets from the post:

  • It’s (mostly) never too late to be an expert.
  • Most of us only practice what we’re already good at, which keeps us stuck at being an average or intermediate amateur.
  • What stands in most people’s way between being an amateur and an expert is dedication, not natural talent.

This really resonates with my experience in leadership as well as in life overall: practice, practice, practice.  We only improve with dedication and perseverance, staying curious about what the possibilities ahead are. 

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Where would you like to be an expert? 
What would it take to make it happen? 
What are you waiting for?

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Your next 290 days

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My calendar tells me that today is the 75th day of 2006, with 290 days remaining – meaning the year is about 20% over. A few months ago, I asked how 2006 could be your year of the "dangerous idea".  So… how are your dangerous ideas – and actions! – coming along?  To further up […]

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Doing Good Together

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Looking for a resource on how to encorporate volunteerism and engagement on social issues into your family?  Check out Doing Good Together. A non-profit organization focused on providing "information and support to help people raise compassionate and socially conscious children through family volunteerism", Doing Good Together’s website has a host of great resources, ideas and […]

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Finding Our Way

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Sometimes when I read something, I have the sense that I’ve come home.  The writing is new, fresh, and intriguing, and at the same time familiar and intuitive.  It’s that way for me with Meg Wheatley’s latest book, Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time.  A series of essays collected under headings such as […]

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Hanna Cooper

Hanna Cooper Coach Before specializing as a professional coach in 2004, I spent more than a decade in leadership, management and program development for state and local government and non-profit organizations.  Now I get to help leaders and teams have more clarity and ability to stand up for what's important in their work and in their organizations. Working with me, leaders and teams find more meaning and purpose, feel happier and more confident, navigate change and conflict, and work together better.