Finding the right mentor

1   .  What’s Your Objective?
Look at your short and long term plans. Where do you want to end up?
Lifestyle wise, financially, family? Your mentor must be in synergy
with your long term goals and ideally be already living the lifestyle
you’re aiming to acquire.2.  Find A Business You Want To Be Like.
When I started my coaching programme I did an immense amount of
research before finding a model I liked. When I did, I surrounded
myself in information and knowledge from its creator. I’d rather be
a rich modeler then a broke original thinker any day. You can then
infuse your own personality and ideas into the foundation once it’s
up and running.

3.  Be Aware of How You Work Best.
Do you need someone to check up on you every day to keep you on track?
Do you want to be surrounded by a group of like-minded individuals
to keep you focused?
For example, my coaching programme starts from $4,995 per year for
basic group coaching to $50,000 for one on one time with me depending
on your needs. You’d be surprised how many opt for the high end.
My point is, you need to be very clear on your learning style,
needs and ambitions are before jumping in.

4.  Ask around.
Talk to trusted friends and collegues on who they’re using as mentors
and business coaches to give you some direction. Ask them to tell
you about their successes and failures. Also remember: mentors don’t
necessarily need to be in the flesh, some of the greatest copywriters
of all times have been my mentors long after they were buried 6 feet
under. There’s a world of knowledge out there in books and manuals
for you to get your hands on.

5.  TAKE ACTION.
Once you’ve done your research, make a decision! There will always
be a better way, a better offer, a more tempting opportunity.
If you sit around and wait for the planets to align with your Chinese
monkey year… the horse will have bolted.

With consumers getting smarter and the economy becoming tougher,
it’s no wonder that 80% of the businesses that exist today will be
gone in 5 years time. We don’t have the luxury of making our own
mistakes anymore, we need to take fast, strategic action from
those who have tread the path before us and battled on our behalves.

-   Information (of the right kind) is power.
-   Model the successes of others.
-   Don’t be too proud to follow in someone else’s footsteps.

As I said before, I’d rather be a “wealthy copier” than a
“broke original thinker”.

Credit goes to Mal Emery (www.malemery.com)