Big events are great catalysts for expert positioning. Are you ensuring you use them to strategic effect? Douglas Kruger is a full-time professional speaker, a Certified Speaking Professional, a Hall of Fame speaker with the PSASA, and a 5x winner of his nation's Toastmasters Public Speaking Championships. He is also a bestselling business author, with seven books published by Penguin. Visit www.douglaskruger.com to learn more, or to book Douglas as the speaker for your next conference or event.

Intelligence is not necessarily a guarantee of success. Some of the most highly intelligent people are also the ones most prone to self-sabotage, generating endless ways to rationalise inactivity. Douglas Kruger, bestselling author and speaker, explores 'Yes, but' behaviour, and how you can overcome the tendency. Douglas Kruger is a bestselling author and speaker. He has been inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame by the PSASA. In this video, he shares a segment of his book 'What Makes Them Great?' Meet Douglas, or book him as the motivational speaker for your next event, at www.douglaskruger.com.

Stephen King's first novel was 'Carrie' back in the 1970s. Imagine if he'd stopped there... Douglas Kruger, author of Own Your Industry, and 'What Makes Them Great?' points out the link between constant productivity and industry prominence. Douglas is the author of several bestselling business books. He is a global speaker and Certified Speaking Professional. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com.

Your business and entrepreneurial growth needs one principle above all others. And more than that, it most go from 'glib idea' to 'scheduled daily activity.' Douglas Kruger is a 'Hall of Fame' professional speaker and the author of several business books published by Penguin, including 'Own Your Industry' and 'They're Your Rules, Break Them!'. In this video series, he helps you to become an expert, and to understand sound principles of wealth. Meet Douglas Kruger, or book him as the keynote speaker for your next event, at www.douglaskruger.com.

Costs are best measured as foregone opportunities. What could you have done with that time or money instead? Buy the trinket, and you commit to future hours of work in order to pay it back. Douglas Kruger is a wealth speaker, and the author of several bestselling books with Penguin, including, 'Poverty Proof,' and 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?' Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com. Book him as the speaker for your next conference or event.

Your vocality speaks worlds about you. Can you change it? Douglas Kruger, Hall of Fame speaker and 5x national Public Speaking champion, shares some simple insights on how you can begin to construct the voice you prefer. Douglas is a Certified Speaking Professional, and the author of several business books published by Penguin. See him in action at www.douglaskruger.com, or book him as the keynote speaker for your next conference or event.

Your marketing materials represent you to the world: clients seeking you out, fans finding out more about you. Yet over very small periods of time, your message tends to change. Have your materials kept pace? Douglas Kruger helps businesses and brands to position themselves as industry leaders. He is the bestselling author of several books and a 'Hall of Fame' speaker. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com.

Anything worthwhile takes time. That implies the possibility of becoming discouraged. Here is one simple technique you can use to ward off the blues and remain energised. Douglas Kruger is a bestselling author and professional speaker. The Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa has inducted him into their 'Speakers Hall of Fame.' Book Douglas as the keynote speaker for your next event at www.douglaskruger.com.

Intellectual Property is a big deal for experts. But should we guard it as jealously as our knee-jerk reactions tend to insist? Actually, that might not be the best path forward... Douglas Kruger is a leading professional speaker and business author, who has published seven books with Penguin Random House SA. He is a Certified Speaking Professional and Hall of Fame speaker. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com, or book him as the motivational speaker for your next conference or event.

Ricky Gervais made global headlines - and became the subject of a week's worth of internet memes - after his performance at the Golden Globe awards. Contrarianism is powerful. Author and speaker Douglas Kruger discusses the choices and moral dimensions of 'thinking and speaking against the grain.' Meet Douglas at www.douglaskruger.com. Book him as the keynote speaker for your next leadership conference or event.

To position yourself as a leading expert, you need to combine brilliance with high levels of productivity. Finding a state of 'flow' is important. Here's one way to do that. Douglas Kruger speaks and writes on the topics of expert positioning, leadership and wealth. He is a Certified Speaking Professional, who has been inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame by the PSASA. He is also the author of several business and self-help books published by Penguin. Book him as the keynote motivational speaker for your next conference or event via www.douglaskruger.com.

This one quality is at the foundation of all civilisation. Pass this simple test, and you create the conditions for your own graduation. Douglas Kruger is the author of several business books with Penguin, including 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?' and 'Poverty Proof.' As a professional keynote speaker, he presents and trains all over the world. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com.

January is the most popular month for new gym memberships. If you joined one, congrats! Here are some thoughts on getting started, and keeping going. Douglas Kruger is a professional speaker and business author. He has been inducted into the 'Speakers Hall of Fame' in honour of excellence in his craft. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com.

Belief systems are everything. They propel, or they hinder, depending on their quality. Here are 3 politically-correct beliefs that have been thoroughly debunked, and deserve their spot on the trash-heap of history. Douglas Kruger is an author and speaker with an interest in belief-systems. No fan of political correctness, he helps his readers and viewers to navigate their way through the minefields of disproven or even dangerous ideas. Douglas is the author of 'Poverty Proof,' 'Own Your Industry,' and several other business books published by Penguin. He is a member of Mensa - the High-IQ Society - and a full-time professional speaker. Meet Douglas at www.douglaskruger.com.

New Year is generally goal-setting time. But what if you set a 'theme' instead? Here are 3 proposals for thought-themes for a prosperous 2020, by Douglas Kruger, author of 'Poverty Proof,' and 'Own Your Industry.' Aim your intelligence in the right direction, and you can keep your motivation high, while influencing the nature of your own thought. Meet Douglas at www.douglaskruger.com.

Welcome to a full century down the road from the roaring 1920s, and welcome back to your channel for daily ideas about work and wealth. What's in store for 2020? Douglas Kruger is a professional speaker and business author, who shares insights into how you can position yourself as an expert and grow your wealth. Subscribe here for daily episodes, or meet Douglas at www.douglaskruger.com.

Douglas Kruger, author of 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?' and 'Poverty Proof' gives his opinion on the worst and most dangerous wealth book of the past century, and what's wrong with it. It turns out, you can have political correctness, or you can have the truth, but you can't have both - and this is a case in point. Douglas speaks and writes on topics pertaining to wealth, culture, leadership and innovation. He publishes a daily YouTube video called 'From Amateur to Expert,' in which he helps entrepreneurs and aspiring brand builders to become industry leaders. Douglas is a Certified Speaking Professional, a 'Hall of Fame' speaker, and the author of seven business books published by Penguin. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com.

You have a business idea? Good. Now picture a countdown timer. It's marking the resources you have left. Will your new idea pass or fail? It depends on whether it achieves this one thing in time... Douglas Kruger is a professional speaker and business author. He helps businesses and brands with entrepreneurial challenges. On this channel, he help provides a daily tip on how you can go 'from amateur to expert.' Douglas is a registered CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), which is the highest earned designation from the National Speakers Association. He is also a Hall of Fame speaker through the PSASA. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com. Book him as the keynote speaker for your next event.

There is nothing useful to be learned by studying poverty. Poverty is simply the absence of wealth. Instead, study how wealth is generated. Douglas Kruger, author of 'Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?', and 'Poverty Proof,' unpacks a simple but important philosophical idea around prosperity. Douglas is an international speaker and the author of eight business books with Penguin. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com.

Experts understand the wonderful creative tension that exists between 'knowledge' and 'personality.' You can't be all professor. But you can't be all rockstar either. Douglas Kruger, Hall of Fame speaker and business author, explores the interplay of qualities that make up an industry icon. In addition to presenting daily episodes of 'From Amateur to Expert,' Douglas is the author of eight business books with Penguin, including 'Own Your Industry - How to Position Yourself as an Expert,' and 'What Makes Them Great? 50 Ways to Become the Industry Leader.' Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com.