{"id":182577,"date":"2024-11-25T09:48:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=182577"},"modified":"2024-11-26T06:21:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T11:21:08","slug":"how-to-become-a-thought-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-become-a-thought-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Thought Leader in Just 6 Incredibly Difficult Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I\u2019m going to type the lamest thing I\u2019ve ever typed and make 90% of you close the page right now. Are you ready?<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I am a thought leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel gross for typing those words. But here\u2019s something that feels less gross to type: over the past decade, I have been lucky to find a small-but-important group of people who give a damn about my ideas. This has been beneficial for my career, and beneficial for the companies I join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve seen my ideas referenced on stage, linked to in industry publications, debated on social media. I get invited to apply for amazing jobs, to speak at conferences and appear on podcasts. Yada yada yada, you get the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why am I sharing this? To tell you how amazing<\/em> I am?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No\u2014the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have an inside view of just how unremarkable I am. I have sat at my desk writing blog posts for fourteen years. I have saved no lives, climbed no mountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is great news. If someone as unremarkable as me can do this, so can you. Whatever I have done to confer these benefits, I guarantee <\/em>that you can do too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let\u2019s explore how you<\/em> can become a thought leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the smartest people I know, Bernard Huang<\/a>, referencing something I wrote on stage at Ahrefs Evolve<\/a>. I giggled like a school kid when this happened.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n