Episode 76 - Need Great Business Mentors? Just Ask.
If you don’t already have a successful mentor relationship now, how do you start one? It may be easier than you think. Just ask. My experience has been that successful people are grateful that others helped them along the way, and they enjoy the opportunity to give back. Some of them enjoy seeing their hard-learned wisdom put to use to quickly steer a protégée – like you — to higher levels of success. For either reason, you both win.
To find a mentor, look up. If your company is big, look to the management team. If it’s small, then look to people you admire who belong to your trade organization.
Keith Harrell, a popular author and motivational speaker with a thriving business is one of my mentors. When I barely knew him, I called Keith and said, “I admire what you’ve accomplished. I am going to do it, too. Would you be interested in mentoring me?” He thought about it a moment and asked, “Are you coachable?” I said, “Yes” and he said, “Let’s start.”
My other mentor, Ken Davis, works for one of the top computer software companies. His analytical personality is the opposite of my intuitive approach, plus he has zero experience in my business. Yet, every month we meet for a two-hour lunch and I thoroughly enjoy swapping stories and bouncing ideas around with him because his fresh perspective opens my mind to original possibilities.
You’ll find many successful people are willing to mentor you if you are willing to ask.
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