I Know NOTHING!

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates

May 14, 2018

I’ve been told all my life and career that people HAVE to be the best and HAVE to be recognized as “experts” in order to be successful.

Who the hell made up that stupid fucking rule?  And who the hell determines if someone is an “expert?”

In the current environment that we live in now, we have so-called “experts” (gonna stop using quotes because I’m lazy so when you see me use experts, just assume that I’m using air-quotes now) that:

• Designated themselves as experts
• Were told by some institution, and maybe got some piece of paper, saying that they’re experts
• Or (and this is the most realistic option) are just basically full of shit.

I used to own a gym.  I also was a member of gym business mentoring group.  That group basically pumped us up full of crap all the time to make us think that we knew more than the other guy and to fake it until we make it.  I was grinding all the time trying to tout myself as a self-professed expert in being fit, even though I was struggling with my own fitness and weight issues.  I had more fun and was more happy when I was just a normal every day schmo who enjoyed working out with others and wanted to share that.

Well, that’s how my mindset has shifted now.  I’m no longer the expert at anything.  Wait, I take that back.  I’m the expert at ONE thing and only ONE thing..and that thing is that I’m the expert in who I am and what I’ve experienced.  That’s the only thing that nobody else knows besides me.  The same goes for you.  Nobody else knows you better than you.

All I’m going to do from now on is relate my own experiences and thoughts to others and explain that I’m by no means an expert in any way…but hopefully, any interaction I have with people on a personal or professional basis can be a win-win where we both benefit by learning from each other’s experiences.  If one person’s experience doesn’t apply, just move on and find someone else who can relate to your situation better, and vice versa.  Stop being so butthurt about people not wanting to listen to you because you think your opinion matters or even worse yet, your opinion is the way it’s supposed to be because you’ve called yourself an expert. 

I really don’t know what the point of this post was to be, other than the fact to state that I honestly don’t know anything and I’m looking forward to spending the rest of my life being an absolute sponge when it comes to soaking in other people’s thoughts and experiences.  Sure, I’ll share mine along the way and if they want to soak it in, that’s great.  If not, no big whoop!