The dictionary defines a blueprint as: "A detailed plan of action.
A model or prototype."
So what does a blueprint have to do with a having a mentor?
When you are struggling in your personal life or in your career,
it helps to be able to turn to someone whom you admire and
trust - someone whom has traveled down the road you're
traveling - and done so successfully.
You are not a failure, if you do
Having a mentor doesn't mean you're a failure or make you a
lesser person. It makes you a smarter person - smart enough
to realize that you don't have all of the answers and smart
enough to seek out someone who can help you solve or deal
with your problems and/or difficulties.
Heck, even Bill Gates has a mentor. It's true. Bill Gates's mentor
is none other than Warren Buffett - one of the greatest living
stock market investors and, like Bill Gates, a multi-billionaire.
Warren Buffett's mentor was a gentleman named Ben Graham.
Graham was an influential economist and is generally referred
to as the "Father of Modern Security Analysis."
So if you're seeking excellence in life and in business, try to
find someone who already excels in that field and ask that
person to be your mentor.
Don't take it personally
If for some reason that person refuses or is unavailable to
mentor you, don't take it personally, because not everyone
wants or has the time to be a mentor, or they may be already
be mentoring one or more individuals and are unable to take
on any more mentees.
However, you can still learn from this individual by reading his
books, listening to his tapes and watching his videos. Do this
judiciously, and before long, you'll actually find yourself starting
to think like this individual.
Once you get to that point, when you find yourself in a jam,
simply ask yourself what that person would do in your particular
situation and proceed accordingly.
Can you have more than one mentor?
Absolutely!
Having multiple mentors and a variety of social networks will
actually expand your ability to develop alliances.
In closing...
...it is certainly no accident that most highly successful people
have mentors. So finding yourself a mentor could be one of the
most important things you ever do.
A model or prototype."
So what does a blueprint have to do with a having a mentor?
When you are struggling in your personal life or in your career,
it helps to be able to turn to someone whom you admire and
trust - someone whom has traveled down the road you're
traveling - and done so successfully.
You are not a failure, if you do
Having a mentor doesn't mean you're a failure or make you a
lesser person. It makes you a smarter person - smart enough
to realize that you don't have all of the answers and smart
enough to seek out someone who can help you solve or deal
with your problems and/or difficulties.
Heck, even Bill Gates has a mentor. It's true. Bill Gates's mentor
is none other than Warren Buffett - one of the greatest living
stock market investors and, like Bill Gates, a multi-billionaire.
Warren Buffett's mentor was a gentleman named Ben Graham.
Graham was an influential economist and is generally referred
to as the "Father of Modern Security Analysis."
So if you're seeking excellence in life and in business, try to
find someone who already excels in that field and ask that
person to be your mentor.
Don't take it personally
If for some reason that person refuses or is unavailable to
mentor you, don't take it personally, because not everyone
wants or has the time to be a mentor, or they may be already
be mentoring one or more individuals and are unable to take
on any more mentees.
However, you can still learn from this individual by reading his
books, listening to his tapes and watching his videos. Do this
judiciously, and before long, you'll actually find yourself starting
to think like this individual.
Once you get to that point, when you find yourself in a jam,
simply ask yourself what that person would do in your particular
situation and proceed accordingly.
Can you have more than one mentor?
Absolutely!
Having multiple mentors and a variety of social networks will
actually expand your ability to develop alliances.
In closing...
...it is certainly no accident that most highly successful people
have mentors. So finding yourself a mentor could be one of the
most important things you ever do.
Andrew
P.S. Become A First-Class Manager
No Matter What Your Background
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