Who needs a mentor. . .everyone
who is truly serious about achieving more of their true
potential, personally and financially. In fact, Richard
Brooke says:
"If you're someone who wants to break out and do something
extraordinary that you would not do on your own initiative,
you better have a coach-and you better have a great one."
If you doubt Mr. Brooke's quote may I suggest you investigate
all top success icons in any field and you will find they
all have Mentors and Coaches. It is reported that Michael
Jordon at the peak of his career had 11 coaches.
You may be asking: what's the difference between a Mentor
and a Coach? Webster's dictionary defines a . . .
Mentor as: "An experienced
and trusted friend and prudent advisor."
Coach as: "a private
tutor; one who instructs or trains a performer or a team
of performers."
We have defined two types of Mentors - Life and Area Specific
Mentors. A Life Mentor is one whose success system or methodology
is universal and the foundation for success in every area
of a person's life.
Finding a Life Mentor whose success system is universal
to everyone, no matter his or her education, talents or
social status, is extremely difficult. This is why Napoleon
Hill, author of Think & Grow Rich, is so unique and
the ideal Life Mentor because his success system is the
foundation for every outstanding achievement and fortune
ever made.
An Area Specific Mentor is a mentor, often referred to
as a "coach," whose knowledge and expertise is
in one or a few areas of life. For example, a head coach
of a National Football League (NFL) team possesses knowledge,
skills and a system encompassing all aspects of the game.
However, he utilizes coaches skilled in the different areas
of the game such as offense, defense and special teams.
Below are six areas in life where we can use Area Specific
Mentors/Coaches:
- Physical/Health
- Family
- Mental/Educational
- Career/Financial
- Social/Civic
- Spiritual/Ethical
Seriously you say, do we and specifically myself really
need a mentor? Let's look at the facts:
No one person will live long enough to make all of the
mistakes
In simple terms, mentors speed the learning process and
are the reason for advancements in technology and the standards
of living we enjoy today.
The last half-century has seen very little change statistically.
Using the oft-quoted post-war study published by the Social
Security Administration and Denvey's Economic Tables, less
than 5% of the population at that time retired wealthy or
financially independent. Sadly, a study done in March 2000
by the American Economic Review reported that the gap between
"the haves" and "have nots" is widening.
Grade-Point-Score averages, according to studies, have
barely been maintained over the last 50 years. Moreover,
in professional sports, with all the advancements in mind
and physical development, one would think that the number
of super stars being produced would have increased dramatically;
however, as a percentage, it remains virtually unchanged.
With the explosion of entrepreneurial opportunities in
franchising and network marketing beginning in the 1980s,
plus the same explosion from the mid-1990s on in Internet
businesses, why doless than 5% of the participants in these
ventures enjoy success and make any money! WHY?
Research and my own experience, which includes teaching
an entrepreneurial course at a major community college for
several years and working with several thousand participants
in my Success and Wealth System course, leads me to one
indisputable conclusion - Most people are without mentors,
especially "Life Mentors."
You may say: It only happens in movies or for those talented
few you say! How about the heroics and courage against unbelievable
odds in athletics, the military and in everyday life. These
qualities of character and achievement were learned from
a true Life Mentor such as parents, teachers and those who
have paid the price to be called a Mentor.
Yes, we all need good Life Mentors and Coaches at every
stage of our lives. But be careful to choose those who walk
the talk and demonstrate and exemplify the life qualities
and achievements in their own life. |
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