Attracting a mentor should be your #1 priority.
I am a big believer in the power of mentorship. It is one of the major reasons why I have been able to accomplish so much in my life at a relatively young age.
Don't learn from your own experience. That's far too painful.
By leveraging the expertise and knowledge of people who have been where you want to go, you can shortcut your learning curve and accelerate your results.
Are you ready to attract the mentor of your dreams?
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A mentor doesn't give you all the answers to life's questions.
Rather, the job of a great mentor is to challenge and question your beliefs and views on life. They give you the space to decide who you really want to be, instead of being the person that you think you should be. By giving you their success strategies, it allows you to compress time. That is the smartest and most effective way of achieving anything in life.
Unfortunately, a lot of people stubbornly try to figure things out on their own. I hate to break it to you, but if you are doing this, you are wasting your time. The Mark Zuckerbergs and Steve Jobses of the world didn't reach their goals alone. A research study showed that 93 percent of startups admit that mentorship is instrumental to success.
The problem is that a lot of people misunderstand what it means to have a mentor and how to find one. Mentorship cannot be bought. Rather, it can only be earned. Here are 5 steps to attracting a mentor in your life. These strategies have worked for me since I first started working with mentors at the age of 20.
1. Make A List Of 3 People That You Want To Be Mentored By
Finding the right mentor is all about having the self-awareness of what it is that you want to learn. If you just ask someone to be your mentor without knowing your “why”, you are setting yourself up for failure.
I recommend that one of your mentors be a long-term goal, like a Bill Gates or a Warren Buffett. The other two mentors should be people that are more easily accessible to you, whether that's an author, an online influencer, or a successful person that you already know.
2. Focus On Adding Value To Mentors
In order to add value effectively, you need to learn more about the people that you want to be mentored by. Do your research and determine what their goals and values are. Think about how you can help to free up their time. You've got to put yourself in the shoes of the mentor.
If you try to take value from a mentor, they will resist. Mentors want to be surrounded by people that add value to them. Why will it be worthwhile for someone to mentor you? By overdelivering, you will instantly be on someone's radar.
3. Become A Person Of Value
Strive to become the kind of person that mentors want to spend time with. This will require that you build yourself up to the point where you are on the same level as your mentors. There is no way that mentors will know you as a person of value if you cannot prove that you are a valuable person.
Commit to your own personal growth and development. I promise that if you work on yourself and change your life, everything will change for you. In the words of Edgar Friedenbar, “What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable, rather than how valuable we are.”
4. Put Yourself In Close Proximity To Your Mentors
Proximity is power. You need to put yourself in the environments where your mentors will be. You can't expect them to come to you. You've got to show up to their events, attend their seminars, or go to their mastermind events, wherever that may be in the world.
This is one of the ways that I've met a lot of my mentors and coaches. When you surround yourself with other like-minded people, it inspires you to achieve more in life. As the saying goes, “If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room.” Step outside of your comfort zone, drop your ego and put yourself in environments where you know nothing. That's where the real learning happens.
5. Follow-Up With Your Mentors Consistently
Once you are on your mentor's radar, you want to stay on their radar. I have a Google spreadsheet where I make a list of all the people that I meet or want to be around. I consistently reach out to each of them. This ensures that I keep our relationship going strong. Having that consistent follow-up is key.
Your net worth is your network. It is your most important asset. When I meet people that I respect and admire, I strive to learn more about them. For example, if I know that they are into something, I'll send them a gift, without expecting anything in return. Doing so ensures that they are always seeing my name pop up, again and again.
Attracting a mentor is the first step to being successful at anything in life.
If you want to attract incredible mentors into your life, I encourage you to implement these strategies. I have been extremely fortunate to have attracted some amazing mentors in my life who have helped me achieve the success that I have today. If you put in the work and find mentors the right way, there is no limit to what you can do in this lifetime.
Renee Olstead said it best – “I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and guide you to find your own voice.”
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