Do You Sometimes Need Help Along Your Way?

“There is no greater joy than to help another person to succeed.” —Robert Hollis

Many people who go for mentoring already have experience in business. In each case, something is missing, and the person is unaware of that missing element.

“For things to change,” the saying goes, “you have to change.”

This applies especially to our thinking and beliefs. Remember, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.”

The only way forward when you have hit the wall is to humble yourself and open your mind to new approaches.“The most expensive thing you can own is a closed mind.”

Find A Mentor Who Has Helped Others Succeed!

A good mentor can help you cut down your learning curve dramatically. First step get a mentor with documented results.
Effective business mentors have either developed or learned a comprehensive, business-building system. Some systems demand an extraordinary level of skill.

The best systems can be mastered by anyone who has the desire and will to put in the effort. Anyone can “point, guide, and direct,” so the level of skill required to achieve success with such an effective systems has been reduced dramatically.

A good business-building system also allows for rapid duplication. Associates can readily model productive behaviors and skills for one another.

Support For Your Inner Journey!

“Work harder on yourself than you do on anything else and expect more from yourself than you do from anyone else.”
Good mentors think like this: “When you think and act like me, you will have the kind of results that I have.”

Robert Schuller once said, “Any fool can count the seeds in one apple, but only God can count the apples in one seed.” Often its the people you don't think will succeed and the ones you think will that don't!

The old saying may be sappy but it is so wise: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

Brendon Burchard, insightfully observes, “People are most influenced by those they admire and believe care for them.”

When The Student Is Ready!

You can only coach a student who demonstrates they are ready. If you have to “motivate” someone today, you’ll have to do it every day.

The Bible asks, “For who has despised the day of small things (or small beginnings)?” (Zechariah 4:10). Check out this amazing list....

Michael Dell (Dell Computers) started assembling computers in his dorm room.
Richard Branson (Virgin Records, airlines, soft drinks, space travel, etc.) started marketing records by mail order.
Ray Kroc (McDonald’s Restaurants) started by selling milkshake machines to restaurants out of his station wagon.

Take the long view. It’s more like farming than magic. You’re planting seeds that may take a long time to sprout and grow. So give it all you’ve got, but also give it time.

How To Speed Up The Process!

Maybe you can’t wait that long to see results. There are three ways you can speed things up.

Be coachable.
Tell the truth. Be brutally honest with yourself and your coach.
Be hungry to learn.

Some Questions To Consider!

What ideas and ways of thinking of yours are already being challenged as you read this post?
When has a mentor influenced your life? What qualities in that mentor made a difference to you?
What aspects of your thinking and skills can benefit most from a supportive mentor?
What will be your greatest challenges in working with a coach or mentor?