The Sage


AKA The Teacher, The Expert, The Thinker

“Knowledge is power.

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The Sage


AKA The Teacher, The Expert, The Thinker

“Knowledge is power.

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You make people feel


SMART

INFORMED

CONFIDENT

IN CONTROL

Mission:

To find and share truth, knowledge and understanding.

Strategy:

Seek out information and knowledge. Research, measure, and test, then study, revise and teach. Self-reflect. Understand thinking processes.

Fears:

Ignorance. Being misled. Being outsmarted.

Mission:

To find and share truth, knowledge and understanding.

Strategy:

Seek out information and knowledge. Research, measure, and test, then study, revise and teach. Self-reflect. Understand thinking processes.

Fears:

Ignorance. Being misled. Being outsmarted.

Values:


  • Clarity
  • Curiosity
  • Knowledge
  • Wisdom
  • Intelligence
  • Critical thinking
  • Open-mindedness

Weaknesses:


  • Can study details forever and never act
  • Stress and even paranoia when the truth is not clear
  • Dogmatism
  • Arrogance
  • Disconnection from reality
  • Not expressing emotions
  • Lacking charisma and social graces

To learn is to grow.”


YOUR IDEAL CLIENTS:      
  • Seek expert knowledge 
  • Lack confidence
  • Have been disappointed by past investments or decisions and are seeking certainty 
  • Appreciate and trust hard data, studies and facts
  • Like to be told what the next steps are
  • Experience a lot of confusion and don't know whom to trust
  • May be in a health crisis and willing to invest in top of the line equipment or strategy to get out of pain or stay alive
  • They are experiencing emotional chaos and have a high need to feel in control again
HOW TO

Embody your brand


IN GENERAL:
  • Be well-read, methodical, objective, diligent and thorough
  • Test all assumptions and be ready to prove your results
  • Analyze patterns
  • Be decisive and authoritative in your voice
  • Talk about solutions, methods, science, experiments, research-based facts
YOUR ROLE:
  • Position yourself as an expert in your field
  • Share your knowledge with your tribe
  • Share your research process
  • Share stats, hard numbers and proven strategies 
  • Break down complex concepts into digestible and easy to understand bits
  • Help your tribe discriminate and think more effectively
  • Host smart discussions on deep topics
  • Portray yourself as a teacher

Characters:

Bill Gates
Hermione, Harry Potter
Oprah Winfrey
Deepak Chopra
Buddha
Socrates
Albert Einstein
Sherlock Holmes

Brands:

Harvard University
Google
Morgan Stanley
Wall Street Journal
Stanford University
Mayo Clinic
Barnes & Nobles
CNN

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