S9|E18 CC Unfiltered: Becoming an Expert

Reaching the height of your career is no simple feat. It often requires a combination of pursuing the right education, building the right professional network and being bold enough to take the right chances. It takes time and effort. It takes taking yourself out of your comfort zone. In the third part of our three-part series, Cisco Champions explore what it means to be an expert—in particular, they discuss tips on becoming an expert, what serves as motivation and how to deal with imposter syndrome, and even share their own personal stories. (6:41) What is an expert? (12:26) Tips on becoming an expert (14:25) Is becoming an expert mean you are moving from being reactive to proactive? (17:10) Motivation (28:30) Imposter syndrome (37:40) Imposter stories Related links: Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Artem Tkachov, GAIN Capital, Infrastructure Manager Brad Haynes (twitter.com/GK_bradhaynes),Global Knowledge, Solutions Engineer Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), ANS Group, Technical Architect Peter Spyrounis (twitter.com/pjspyro), Systems Solution, Inc., Systems Engineer Zoe Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security