rev·e·la·tion {rev-uh-ley-shuhn}
1. something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized
2. the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, especially something true
– from Dictionary.com
The really neat thing about revelations is that they’re highly personal and idiosyncratic, yet their impact can be widespread and universe-altering.
Photo by s-a-m courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.
What you know for sure is surely someone else’s revelation. In other words, the stuff you take for granted is the stuff that someone else — possibly your right person — is dying to know. Possibly even losing sleep over. Or at least slightly bummed that she can’t figure out.
What this means is, every day we take for granted the stuff we understand that could change someone else’s life.
I was reminded of this while being interviewed last night for my friend David Crandall’s Heroic Destiny podcast. As David and I got to chatting {and laughing, as you’ll hear} about what we know about online business, internet marketing, social media, and other bloggers who influence and blow us away, I had moments of seeping doubt. Doubt that whispered in my ear saying, What do you know? These other bloggers are going to cringe hearing you say their name on air. Haven’t people heard this same advice everywhere?
And once we were finished recording, I told David how I was feeling. And he made a good point, one that I’ve known before but temporarily had forgotten:
We eat, sleep, and breathe this stuff. The stuff that’s obvious to us isn’t obvious to people just starting out.
And that is so, so true.
We all eat, sleep, and breathe something. Flea marketing. Raising triplets. Building websites. Training athletes. Sustainable urban farming. Helping people grieve. We all are experts in our micro niche {even if we haven’t self-identified what that micro niche is yet}.
So share what you know for sure — about doing business, about your creative life, about finding your entrepreneurial way, about connecting with your right people. You never know whose revelation you’ll be delivering.
Now, in the comments, I’d like to hear about the gem of insight you’ve been taking for granted that just might be someone else’s revelation. Don’t be shy. Remember, somebody needs you right now. Was your interest piqued by David’s and my conversation about nichification in business and the importance of finding your right people? I’d love to give you my free 10-part e-course on Creating a Truly Irresistible Niche. All you have to do is sign up in the righthand sidebar of my site {you’ll have to click through the title of this post if you’re viewing it in a reader or in your email Inbox}. While you’re at it, you’ll also get a free subscription to Inklings, my weekly-ish e-newsletter.
Click here to listen to my interview with David Crandall.
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