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If you call yourself “social media expert”, many people will believe it even if you aren’t. Expert and other labels are also relative. to a neophyte, just the fact that you are regularly on facebook, blog, twitter, flickr, post to youtube and possibly use it a bit for business can make you an expert in their eyes and that would be accurate.

On a wacky and deeper note, Eckhart Tolle has a good segment in his latest book “a new earth” on this topic. His contention is that labels and simple names like flower, child and so on really limit our perception of what something is because the label automatically bring up a perception of something is that is very limited. Brings back to my original point … labels work … but they are not necessarily a good thing.

For some reason – being judgmental probably playing a large role – I feel that it seems more acceptable for a person to express what what they do, not pre-define themselves in what could be a very subjective medium.

My own version of the “elevator presentation” – that quick self- introduction when meeting new people to let them know more about yourself:
” I sew. I teach belly dance”

I do a lot more, but those two things are enough to give people pause.

I have never actually wanted to be called/ labelled:
a “seamstress” [ I do more than just sew],
“fashion designer” [ I don't create fashion lines to sell on a regular basis],
and while my training is in haute couture, a “Couturiere” just sounds pretentious!

So, let’s drop the labels and let our actions speak for us!
Thanks for the chance to rant!

Oddly, one can completely make stuff up and give themselves the label (or label someone else incorrectly) to get into favor, but then not produce a damn thing. However, they have the label and no one will hold them accountable.