Need a Mentor? Learn From Billionaire Sir Richard Branson

Tina,

They're looking for a way to get a form of accountability because they haven't figured out how to be accountable to themselves (yet).

Hmmm...

From what I gather from Jared's post, I'd venture to say that he was saying that you (anyone) don't need a "mentor" (in the loose, slangy way that the term is being bandied about, especially by those who offer "mentoring" services).

This kind of tips/guidance can be found "out there" for free.

Mentoring is a serious endeavor and I'd not hire anyone who would offer to be my "mentor" (in any field) for a fee. True mentors are found and earned, not bought. Teaching, coaching, tips, strategies, tactics, methods, etc, can be bought.

Not mentors.

Nor would I agree to be mentor to anyone (in my fields of expertise) unless I'm certain I can live up to the responsibility at all times, in all ways. Mentoring is serious business.

Just some thoughts...

Kenneth

Mentor is the new Guru

The thing with IM is that it is just too overwhelming when you first start. There is too much information to learn and put into action.

Newbies suffer from info overload. The attention span gets smaller and smaller when they see their GURUS promoting the next plan and so on and so on. And what newbie does not have at least 10 so called guru wannabes coming into their inbox daily.

All the gurus have their hands in more than one pie but do they care that maybe a newbie may not be ready for their next plan. They don't care they will be all guns blazing promoting the next best thing to slice bread.

They add to the confusion and it does not help the newbie who is trying to focus on one plan of action.

I dont think newbies are stupid many of them have Ivy league educations - they just need one solid plan and strategy to follow to be successful.

A good mentor will tell them forget all the crap and just focus on one thing and heres what you do and just DO IT! You keep doing that till you see success. If you cant stick to one thing how can you stick to 10 different plans.

That is it that's they key - just focus on one thing and unsubscribe from gurus you are not ready for - they rarely share any good content any way.

Hmm, I don't know if you can call someone you haven't met or known personally your mentor. If there isn't any interaction between you and the person, isn't that just a role model rather than a mentor? I love a great book or course as the next person, but having someone talking to you rather than with you just isn't the same for me.

It's true that the Warrior Forum has lots of information, but as Shana pointed out, the problem is that there's too MUCH of it. The problem sometimes isn't that nobody answers your question, it's that too many people decide to chime in.

And then even if you finally pick the right answer, some steps and details are often left out.

"Write better articles instead of more articles", someone might tell you. Great, but HOW? And what constitutes a 'better article'? Perhaps my idea of a 'better article' is totally unsuitable for IM or for that particular niche. Or maybe the person teaching me knows some tricks to do things better or faster.

Sure you could try and figure it out yourself, but if someone has already done it before why not have them show you how they do it? That's what most of the WSO's offered here on this forum do, they show you how to do things you don't already know. Having someone coach you just means that they're giving you a customized, real-time 'ebook'/audio course that's tailored specifically for you.

I don't think it's fair to say that just because you want someone to show you the way you're automatically lazy or looking for someone to blame. Trying to figure it out yourself can cost lots of time and money that people might not have.

You could take your golf clubs, go to the course and swing around for 10 years, and you might get good. Or you could get a good coach/teacher and do it in half the time or less. Yes you can buy a book and read about it yourself, but the coach can look at you and tell you things you're doing wrong that you weren't even aware needed fixing. He can tell you how other students fixed similar problems, or use his connections to set you up with a good caddy and get you entered in a pro tournament.

You could be reading and posting in the forums all day and never take action, just as someone could pay $10,000 for a coach and not take action. Just because you're looking for personalized guidance doesn't mean you're a lazy good-for-nothing.