Finding A Mentor

A mentor is an person who is usually more experienced and older who helps and guides someone throughout their personal development, and to help someone else achieve success.

Mentoring is used in many ways. Mentoring is the most common in business, It is also used for educational reasons, especially with students. It is also the basic principle behind the Big Brothers and Big Sisters programs.

One of the most valuable assets your career can have is a good mentor.

Look for someone who has created their own success. Follow what they do and ask lots of questions. Of course don't get all weird on them, but watch everything they do and say. Try to pattern yourself to what they do. Most people would take it as a compliment if you try to do what they do, and would be happy to help you achieve the same success.

Become a student of their success. If you like someone who has created the level of success you want, then become their student and figure out what it is that they had done right to create that success. You will learn much more from someone who has already achieved the success that you want. You cannot achieve the same success in most cases if you just do it yourself and keep failing.

Donald Trump had a mentor. His father was his mentor and he say's " he joined his father's real estate business in Brooklyn, and I learned a tremendous amount about every aspect of the construction industry from him."

Bill Gates has a very rich and respected mentor, Mr. Warren Buffet, one of the greatest stock market investors ever. And Warren Buffett had a mentor too! Ben Graham, an influential economist. He showed Warren the ways of the markets!

The best place to look for a mentor is usually right in front of you. Look around you. Is there a person who you admire and respect? Someone who has always impressed you with their insight or who makes a ton of money and you want to know how?
Maybe your boss or maybe an online entrepreneur. Maybe it's a President of a large Corporation. It could even be the older individual who isn't currently a top executive, but who you know has lots of experience.

Approach that person and ask if they wouldn't mind being your mentor. Depending on the person, and your current relationship, they would probably love to help you out! At the very least, let them know why you selected them, and what you hope to learn from them. If they accept, you can discuss what is involved and maybe have a meeting to figure out what they can do to help.

Don't put off finding someone. What is the worst thing that can happen. They would say no? What can you lose?