How to cut through the noise of ‘experts’ telling you what to do

Today’s episode of the podcast is all about how to cut through the noise of ‘experts’ telling you what to do, and how to choose whether someone is worth spending your money with. As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences, so please feel free to connect with me on my social media! KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST ● The different types of experts you can get help from ● The questions to ask yourself before spending money with an ‘expert’ ● The importance of a good coach THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO REMEMBER ABOVE ALL ELSE Knowing what you want will really help when trying to work out who you want to work with, or who is worth spending your money with. USEFUL LINKS Teresa Heath-Wareing Instagram Teresa Heath-Wareing LinkedIn Teresa Heath-Wareing Facebook Teresa Heath-Wareing Twitter   Transcript Hello and a really warm welcome to this week's episode of the podcast. How are you doing this week? Seriously, how are you doing? How are things? I've got the feeling that as I'm asking these questions, you're answering me. I do that. Do you do that? If I get a voice message or if I'm listening to like an audiobook or a podcast and they ask something or they say something, I talk as if they can hear me. It's very odd. Anyway, please tell me. I'm not alone on that. But yeah, just in case no one's asked you how are you doing, feel free to drop me a DM and have a chat with me. I'd love to know. I'm going through a bit of a phase at the moment with the podcast where I'm talking about things that kind of I'm passionate about, or I think is important to talk about, which sometimes means they're not necessarily the easiest conversations to have, or they're not like the most, you know, here, do this one thing and this all make your world better type things. But I think they're really important discussions. This sometimes makes me feel like a bit gutted that I am not interviewing people because sometimes these discussions are better had with people. But I will pretend that I'm having a conversation with someone and you can pretend that you are having the conversation with me and then, uh, All will be good in the world. But these are the kind of conversations that, you know, I'm happy to have on Instagram lives. I'm happy to come and have conversations on your podcast and your group on stages like, because I feel like some of the things that I'm talking about and that I'm passionate about are really important that we are talking about this stuff because I feel like the business world. Has a bit to answer for as well as the online world. So I feel like more voices that we can get out there having these conversations the better. Also, as a side, if you've been following me on social media, you'll be seeing that I have been reminding you lovely lot that I speak. That's part of my job. That's what I do. I think I'm okay at it. Let's hope so, and I am trying to do more of it this year. In fact, I've set myself a really big task of how many podcasts I want to get on and how many stages I want to get on this year, and I really want them to be like in person stages. Obviously always happy to do online stuff. So this is my request, if I may. If you have a podcast and I have not been a guest and you would like me to be a guest, I would love that. If there is another podcast that you think I would be great for, and you know the host, then please ask them or DM me and tell me about the podcast and I will reach out to them. If you have an event and you want me to speak at it, do not freak out. If you think I'm gonna cost you a fortune, I'm happy for open for conversations. I just love it so much. So yes, I'd be more than happy to have a conversation with you about speaking on your stage. If there is a group that you want me to speak in or an online thing. Whatever the size I am more than happy to do so. So yes, that's my little pitch for speaking and podcasts and that sort of stuff. So today my passionate conversation is about how to cut through the noise of other experts telling you what to do. Now, the irony is not lost on me, that I am an expert, supposedly, depending on what day you catch me, and I sometimes tell you what to do. So I appreciate how ironic that is that I would do a podcast titled or talking about how to cut through the noise of other experts or of experts altogether, including myself if you so desire. Now. So why am I doing an episode about that? Because one, I would hope that I would put myself in a kind of category. Two am I saying that all experts are talking utter rubbish? No, I'm not saying that. I'm not saying that at all. However, I do think it's about time we talked about the experts. Okay. And. Whether we should be paying as much attention to them as people have done. And when I say attention, I also mean money because that's kind of the key thing. Excuse me, my dog is jumping up at my, my leg is trying to tell me something like, because that's what it often comes down to. It's not just us listening to them on free platforms or on social media. It's the money that we end up paying. And believe me, as you Well now, I've paid a lot of money over my time, so. So, yeah. So are all the experts talking outta rubbish? And should we not give them any money? And why do I think that about all the others and not about myself? Well, I'm not saying I don't think that about myself necessarily. I can only hope that I am different in the sense, but it doesn't always mean that what I say is right either. So, If we are ignoring them, who should we listen to and how on earth do we get help for the things that we need help with? I know it's a very complicated subject that I've started here. So the first thing, as always, and I keep going on about this, but I'm a huge advocate of making sure that you do this. It's about understanding what you want. Okay. That's really keen, and if you don't know what you want, then you need help to help you come to that conclusion on your own. I can't tell you that. I can give you tools and strategies and mindset exercises that can help you come to some decisions, but I can't tell you what you want. So knowing what you want will really help when trying to work out who you wanna work with or who is worth spending your money with. I think I wanna start by saying that there are different types of experts. So I think you've got like the experts that have big, massive communities and normally charge quite a lot for their communities. And I think from that point of view, it depends what help you want. Now, if you are looking at their stuff, thinking this'll be the thing that's gonna fix everything, then no, it's not going to. If you have, so let's take, oh, I don't wanna say any name because I don't wanna like, you know, people think that I'm maybe not being kind about them, but in or, or choosing them because I think you should go to them. But let's just say someone is teaching something very practical, right? And you have already identified that you want to do something in that area. So let's say someone is teaching you how to do a membership and you've already identified you wanna do a membership, then that is very different, right? You identifying you want a membership. Or you think a membership would be good for you and someone can teach you how to do that, that is different. However, you have got to do the work. Okay. Because those sorts of things, those kind of like large group stuff, there's no accountability or very little accountability, and there's very little interaction with you and the expert. Okay? So if you know that you just need someone to go do this, do this, do this from a very practical point of view, then that could help. Okay? If you are a bit at sea and a bit lost as to whether you should do something, then that's probably not gonna give you the answer that you want. So if you are not entirely sure about where your business is going, then you probably need something a bit more one-to-one or want a small group for sure. So the first thing I would say when looking at maybe this size, not the bigger, and also if the bigger size, like. Just know that you won't be seen. So if you need that accountability, some people don't. I have to say most people do, and I do a hundred percent, which is why I have a coach rather than in any, and I have a few very small mastermind things that I've put together with people that I know. But other than that, I don't pay to be in any big memberships or in any big masterminds. And there's a part of me that finds it a little. Not cliquey. Yeah, no. Maybe cliquey like some of these masterminds and I get it right. I get that. If you're gonna do a mastermind, then you need people who will add value to each other. However, in my world, my next level, my executive club, They are all very different and they all have different incomes and different businesses and they all have something to offer. So...