FROM AMATEUR TO EXPERT

Do you need motivation to rise to the top of your game? Could you be the next leading expert in your field? Each day, professional speaker and author Douglas Kruger sends out a free motivational video on how you can go ‘from amateur to expert,’ based on his bestselling books, ‘Own Your Industry,’ and ‘What Makes Them Great?’.

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Writing and publishing your book can change things for you. Become an authority, gain access to the media, grow your credibility as a top industry expert. Douglas Kruger, author of six business books with Penguin, including 'What Makes Them Great? 50 Ways to Become an Industry Leader', provides an insight into the world of writing and publishing. Book Douglas as the conference speaker for your next event: www.douglaskruger.com

High-performing wealthy individuals do not spend the day 'checking their emotional temperature.' Instead, they perform wealth-generating activities, with studied discipline. Professional speaker Douglas Kruger is the author of several bestselling books with Penguin, including 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?' He helps businesses and brands to lead in their industries. Sign up to his newsletter, 'From Amateur to Expert,' or book him as the motivational speaker at your next event, by visiting www.douglaskruger.com.

Big speech coming up? Big meeting with a client? Important date? There are ways to conquer your fears and ensure you perform like a top level expert. Douglas Kruger, professional speaker and business author, shares a simple body language tip that makes a big difference to your mindset. Douglas helps businesses and brands to become leaders in their pursuits. He is a 5x winner of his national championships for public speaking, and an inductee into the 'Speakers Hall of Fame'. Book him as the motivational speaker for your next event at www.douglaskruger.com

Body language is a powerful medium. You can literally 'teach people' how to treat you. In this simple tip by Douglas Kruger, Hall of Fame professional speaker and 5x winner of the national championships for public speaking, learn how to use your hands to increase or diminish intensity, and to depict confidence. Douglas Kruger is a business author with Penguin, and a Certified Speaking Professional through the National Speakers Association. Book him as your motivational speaker via www.douglaskruger.com

When experts present, they look calm and authoritative. There are ways of achieving this with your body language, whenever you stand to speak. Professional speaker Douglas Kruger helps to create experts. He is a 5x winner of his national championships for Public Speaking, as well as a Certified Speaking Professional through the NSA, and a 'Hall of Fame' speaker with PSA. He is also the author of six business books with Penguin. See him in action, or book him as a motivational speaker, via www.douglaskruger.com.

Writing can help to position you as a thought leader. But what if you struggle to think of new ideas? You can use these techniques to get additional mileage out of every idea. Douglas Kruger writes and speaks on the phenomenon of experts. As a speaker and author, he specialises in disruptive innovation and expert positioning, helping businesses and brands to become industry leaders. See him in action, or book him as the motivational speaker for your next event, at www.douglaskruger.com

Experts draw their audiences in and make them feel that the message was designed just for them. Do you do that in your public speaking, writing and interviews? Here's how you can. Douglas Kruger is an award-winning professional speaker, and an inductee into the 'Speakers Hall of Fame.' He is a 5x winner of his national speaking championships for public speaking through Toastmasters International. He is also the author of six business books with Penguin Random House SA. See him in action, or book him as the motivational speaker at your next conference or event, via www.douglaskruger.com.

Are you looking for a competitive advantage? Something to distinguish you from the pack? Try this tip, from author and speaker Douglas Kruger. Douglas writes and speaks on how businesses and brands can innovate and position themselves as industry leaders. He is the author of the books 'Own Your Industry - How to Position Yourself as an Expert,' and 'What Makes Them Great? 50 Ways to Become an Industry Leader.' Book Douglas as the motivational speaker at your next event: www.douglaskruger.com.

Now that you have the skillset, are you still pursuing the original dream? Could you fall in love with it all over again? Professional speaker Douglas Kruger challenges you to a course-correcting audit for experts. Douglas is a 'Hall of Fame' speaker through the Professional Speakers Association, and a 5x winner of the SA Championships for Public Speaking. He is the author of several business books with Penguin Random House SA, including 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?' Book him to as the motivational speaker at your next conference via www.douglaskruger.com. An excellent guest speaker can make or break your event!

What's holding you back from transcending borders? Could it be little more than a belief system? Professional speaker Douglas Kruger provides you with a simple brainstorming exercise to get started thinking about breaking into international markets. Douglas is the author of several bestselling business books with Penguin, including 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?,' 'They're Your Rules, Break Them!', and 'Own Your Industry.' Sign up for his weekly newsletter, or book him as a motivational speaker at your next industry conference, at www.douglaskruger.com.

'I'm a magician,' can be vastly different to 'I'm a magician.' Are you aware of how your visuals alter the way in which you're perceived? Professional speaker and business author Douglas Kruger discusses how experts do things differently. Sign up to receive his newsletter, or book him as a motivational speaker at your next conference, at www.douglaskruger.com. Douglas is the author of several bestselling business books, including, 'Own Your Industry,' and 'What Makes Them Great?'

Could you be playing it too safe? Do you have the courage to be disliked? Professional speaker and business author Douglas Kruger grows experts. He helps businesses to disrupt their industries through innovation, and shows brands how to become industry leaders with expert-positioning. See him in action, sign up for his newsletter, or hire him as a motivational speaker, via www.douglaskruger.com

In a best-case scenario, you should be innovating, disrupting, and leading the charge forward. But you can't possibly do that every day. And you don't have to. Douglas Kruger raises experts. He writes and speaks on all things entrepreneurial, including disruptive innovation and expert positioning. Sign up for his free newsletter at www.douglaskruger.com, or book him as the motivational speaker at your next event.

Woody Allen once pointed out that most of success is just pitching up on the day. Could you 'out-respond' the competition? Are you currently giving away business by not responding? Douglas Kruger is a professional speaker and author who grows experts. If you need a motivational speaker for your next event, visit Douglas's site at www.douglaskruger.com.

When you position yourself as a leading expert in your world, the business starts coming to you. Here is one profound and counterintuitive idea for experts, from the late Terry Pratchett. Douglas Kruger is a professional speaker, Terry Pratchett fan, and author of several business books with Penguin. See him in action, or book him as a motivational speaker, at www.douglaskruger.com.

Try this demanding thought-exercise: You can't have ten years to become a leading expert. You've got one. What 'smartcuts' will you take? Douglas Kruger is an award-winning professional speaker who writes and presents on the topic of business innovation. He is the author of books like 'Relentlessly Relevant' and 'They're Your Rules, Break Them!' focusing on disruptive innovation. Book him as a motivational speaker via www.douglaskruger.com.

Who do you consider to be frighteningly high-level in your industry. Reach out to them. You might be surprised...! Douglas Kruger writes and speaks on the phenomenon of industry experts. He is a 5x winner of his national championships for public speaking, a 'Hall of Fame' speaker through PSA, and a Certified Speaking Professional through the NSA. See him in action at www.douglaskruger.com

'Fictive language' is our most powerful tool as a species, allowing us to transcend genetics. Use the power of 'what could be' to explore your end-state goal as an expert. Douglas Kruger is a professional speaker and the author of 6 business books, including 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?' and 'Relentlessly Relevant.' Book him as a motivational speaker via www.douglaskruger.com.

Are you making a lot of noise on social media, but very little income? Perhaps you're expending energy on the wrong thing. Douglas Kruger is the author of several bestselling business books with Penguin Random House SA, including 'Own Your Industry,' 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?' and 'What Makes Them Great?' He helps businesses and brands to position themselves as leading industry experts. See him live at www.douglaskruger.com. Book him as a motivational speaker for your next event.