Genius, God / Goddess, Diva, King / Queen, etc.
A critical observation about self-identifying as an "evolved" person, and how a darker, more negative, aspect of the Self... is usually just stewing below the surface.
“Those who bestow titles on themselves (especially when without merit) make for, at best, entertaining characters... and, at worst, cautionary tales.”
- Kristopher Marek
The style of adjuncts you see in the title of this post…
Over the years...
When online educators / teachers tie them into their niche or specialty… I've noticed something:
⚠️ Their ego is often so rooted in external validation that their focus is… more on THEMSELVES (their identity) than on serving their students / customers with expansive info, content, education.
Let's face it…
Terms like 'Trading Genius' or 'Relationship Queen' or 'Marketing God' do require a level of healthy (also unchecked) narcissism.
Often that includes such an unconscious low self-worth, that the lofty label is needed to self-diagnosis as they "learn" (i.e., educate, share, provide their opinions on processes to BE who they are).
Look, I'm all for having a FOCUSED specialty; I'm all for being a fantastic self-promoter (as needed); I'm all for creative-marketing...
However, in my experience, those who come up with and latch onto such self-annointed labels, by the nature of the label that sits at the VERY TOP of the totem pole, they can only limit themselves.
They have to teach, guide and direct through a narrow, self-assured lens.
(i.e., it’s hard to maintain the congruence of being a "king" or "goddess" of something… while simultaneously exploring what you may not know… or by having the humbleness to reach out to others for perspectives and different insights).
Those adjunct nouns may appear innocent and cute; however, more often than not, there's something peculiar and self-involved that should be a cautionary speed bump for you...
Until you can truly dive deeper into the mission and/or longevity of such a peep, you may be considering hiring or learning from.
In short, there is something magical about a human who knows that teaching and learning go hand-in-hand; that in order to effectively serve, add value, provide a level of open quality guidance… that a SURRENDER to what we may NOT know, or already BE, is a simultaneous requirement.
My 2 cents on the subject…
What’s yours?