If you’re interested in a particular career or profession, getting known is the key to being a successful authority figure in that profession. You have to ask yourself “what makes a successful authority figure or leader in my field?” Becoming that authority figure in your field or career is essential to becoming successful in your profession and other aspects of your life.

As I see it, you want to be successful in your life and your career so you must practice and learn from other authority figures to accomplish this. Here are some of the major steps and traits to follow.

Being Honest is one of the most important traits. Lies will never build trust. Getting caught in a lie will make you out to be deceptive. Your actions and words should always be in a truthful and sincere way. There is no room for deceitfulness to maintain honorable authority.

Learning from Failure is one of my favorites. I learn some of the biggest lessons here. Those who learn from their mistakes and use it to their advantage become wiser because of it. Everyone makes mistakes, so just learn from them. Think of learning from your mistake as a stepping stone to your own personal growth.

Also remember being an authority figure and making a mistake is ok, so long as you learn from it.

Having Self-Confidence is another key in being a successful authority figure. To hold an authority figure status, you must have the self confidence to not worry what other people think about you. You ultimately will not get authority status if you’re worried about your decisions. So you must have confidence in your thoughts and actions at all times.

Goals and a Vision will you lead to higher success in your authority role. Having a game plan for the future and not just looking at today will play one of the most major parts in your success. Setting deadlines and getting tasks done in a proper time scale will save time and benefit your future success as well.

Motivation is another trait to have. You must have the motivation as well as the ability to motivate others. In order to get things accomplished you must inspire others to have motivation to reach new heights and goals. You can show this by showing your self-confidence, taking charge, and proving things can get done.

Going to Events and getting your opinion heard is another step of getting known as an authority. Getting involved with people in your field and watching and learning from them is essential. So going to social events and seminars, meeting people, and show your face along with your name to build that authority.

Be a Leader not a follower. Showing authority is being in front of the crowd, not following them. Make sure you make the right decisions based on the facts and not being based on what everyone else is doing. If you always follow the crowd, you will never build respect as an authority. They look up to you and you are there to create the path for them, not to follow behind others.

Speak With Authority. Get attention with your actions or views.

Blog. Get your name out there and give your views. Study other authorities who blog about a similar authority role or even a totally different role. You will see the trends and gain ideas from their writings and views.

Get Involved in Forums online. Look for people in your niche and join the forums to read what they are writing about and the current issues. This is just the beginning of becoming an Authority Figure. These steps will point you in the right direction, but you have to build these skills everyday so that you can rise above normalcy and become the person that everyone looks up to. Do everything you can, and be the best you can to start being a leader today.

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