Read everything you can get your hands on voraciously, and expand from mainstream bushcraft stuff to related topics, including the paleo side of things, navigation/star/map reading, general mountain leadership type stuff (scouts, TA et al are great for this sort of thing) knots and rope work, even horse sense, riding and so on can have value.
Make yourself a weekly target of achievable goals where you research some stuff and practice X number of new skills while brushing up on your foundation basics.
There is so much information freely available online, through blogs, YouTube etc that knowledge is less of a problem that absorbing it and then implementing it until it becomes second nature.
Concentrate more on areas of weakness than strength - example: I am horribly colourblind and find plant identification, some trees and especially mushrooms really tough to cope with. In the true spirit of our ancestors I have capitalised on my strengths (trapping, hunting, fishing using both modern and traditional methods) and in a group I could bring a lot of useful skills, but I would rely on others for the areas I struggle in. Individually this is not an option, so I force myself to practice plant ID a lot more in the hopes that one day it might sink in - it's hard when someone says "look at the berries on that Holly tree" and all you can see on it are shades of brown...
Don't be afraid to challenge the establishment. I enjoy watching many outdoors/bushcraft shows but anyone with more than a little knowledge in the subject can knock holes in most of them easily. There are always several ways of reaching any given goal state and don't be afraid to find your own - if it works, it works.
Students are the greatest test of any teacher - things unravel pretty quickly as soon as someone asks a question you can't answer. Balance confidence without appearing arrogant, keep things upbeat and offer endless patience and aim to exude an aura (for want of a better word) of calm assurance. Remember that some of your students will be serious experts while most will be at one of the many stages that fall between absolute beginner and expert.
Try volunteering as a course support instructor if time and funds allow. Many schools might welcome an extra pair of hands and you would learn while assisting in return.
If you become particularly adept at certain skills show them off - record some video footage of yourself demonstrating some of your skills and offer them up on YouTube as infobytes of bushcraft.
Example: I often rant about fire-steels and I have this thing about fire by friction which, to me, is a fundamental bushcraft skill. It is also a lot easier than many would have others believe and, as a result of misinformation, many are a little overwhelmed by it all. The fire plough is one of the simplest methods of all and, coincidentally, is also one of the easiest to find suitable materials to run with.
You could very quickly and easily build up an online following via YouTube if you offered snippets demonstrating materials and use of them which, to many, is shrouded in mystery and more than a bit daunting.
Again, if you are particularly good at some things approach one or two of the bushcraft (or related) magazines and offer to write an article or two. That may fly (or not) but if you don't try it will never get off the ground.
Listen carefully, don't be immediately influenced or take everything as gospel and don't be afraid to ask questions or challenge things, politely of course. Often things are done one way because they always have been and nobody thought to improve on it - often they are done that way because it is the best or most return for the least effort method, which is fine.
Experience and ability coupled with an assured manner where you inform people of often complex topics in easy to understand language will be your main assets.
On a loosely related topic employers like to employ people with some sort of history, so do some voluntary work if necessary to at least build up some references and hopefully relevant experience.
I ended up teaching survival courses, back when you were still allowed to call it that
by doing the above (as well as by doing military courses and other related stuff) and I wrote for several magazines (anyone remember Survival Weaponry and Techniques
) and did a couple of short documentary TV pieces for Channel 4 and the BBC back in the day.
If you want it badly enough you will make it happen - best of luck with it
