I Am Looking For A Partner!

[Chris W. Sutton]

I really am but I want to use that to make a point. There is a HUGE difference between wanting to find a partner to work with and mentoring someone. I have made posts in the past looking for someone to partner with on projects and I am amazed at the responses.

When you look for a partner, you are looking for someone who can bring something to the table. You are looking for someone who can share the workload. You are looking for someone whose talents and skills complement your own. You are NOT looking for someone who you can teach. That is called mentoring.

There is a time and place for mentoring and I try to give a lot of my time to helping other people along the way. I absolutely believe everyone should give to others and help other people. There is a time and a place for that but it is NOT when I am looking for a working partner.

Every time I make it known that I am looking for someone to partner with, I get responses from all over the place, i.e. PMs, emails, Skypes, etc. and a lot of them have no experience whatsoever. A good example of this is Kevin Riley... I get tired of carrying him but he looks so homely and lonely that I just feel so sorry for him.

BTW, have you ever noticed how friendly people are on Skype? I am constantly getting contact requests from people like Sexy Sue, Lonely In The West, Free and Easy and people like that. I just wish everyone was as happy and friendly as there are!

Take care!

[John Rogers]

I hear Jon Gosselin is available...

[Chris W. Sutton]

Is that Gosselin as in, "I need to put some Gosselin in my car?"

[John Rogers]

That's Gosselin as in The Reality TV Celeb Formerly Known as Kate's Whippin' Boy.

[Kevin Riley]

Originally Posted by Chris W. Sutton

When you look for a partner, you are looking for someone who can bring something to the table.

I like the ones who bring a good bottle of red wine to the table.

[Istvan Horvath]

I am not sure I'd want to partner with somebody from Eugene, Oregon...

I was there once and a very mean policeman caught me speeding on a deserted road and wanted to take me to the court!
Although the IMers are supposed to be better persons than the policemen, eh?

(Well, I am not going to tell publicly what was the outcome of the policeman's action!)

p.s. Your blog's About page looks ugly in FF on a Mac. The sidebar and the main content area overlap.

[Caragui]

Hi Chris,

You just hit a homerun on that one.

There's really a big difference between finding a partner versus a mentor/mentee.

I posted a thread "Mentor needed" before and looking back I might say that what I'm actually looking for was a partner. I had skills and knowledge that I was offering but being new in IM what I really needed was someone to show me how to use those skills.

Really enjoyed your post.

[mmurtha]

Originally Posted by Chris W. Sutton

Every time I make it known that I am looking for someone to partner with, I get responses from all over the place, i.e. PMs, emails, Skypes, etc. and a lot of them have no experience whatsoever. A good example of this is Kevin Riley... I get tired of carrying him but he looks so homely and lonely that I just feel so sorry for him.

Take care!

Do you mean to tell me that Kevin Riley has taken advantage of you? And you've been carrying him all this time?

Oh you poor dear! Just can't trust anyone these days now can ya.


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Btw, what kind of cheese was that that you liked to eat when drinking your wine?

[debra]

Originally Posted by mmurtha

Do you mean to tell me that Kevin Riley has taken advantage of you? And you've been carrying him all this time?

Oh you poor dear! Just can't trust anyone these days now can ya.


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Btw, what kind of cheese was that that you liked to eat when drinking your wine?

What I'd like to know is:

How many pockets did it take to carry all those hamsters?

[Glenn Grundberg]

You really DON'T want to know where he carries them...

You'd have to wash your mind out

[Michael Mayo]

Originally Posted by debra

What I'd like to know is:

How many pockets did it take to carry all those hamsters?

ROFLMAO...

Debra,
Please Don't ask Kevin for details...
By the way, Do Hamsters have tails?

Michael

[Rod Cortez]

I don't care what a person's skills are, if they bring their own coffee beans, grind them, and brew them, WE'RE PARTNERS BABY!!!!

RoD "Yeah-I-Brewed-Too-Much-Coffee-Again!" CorteZ

[Manda]

I'm probably going to regret this but curiosity has got the better of me.......

What is it with Kevin and the hamsters?

From an IM newbie who just had to google the difference between rats & hamsters

[MarkR]

What is it with Kevin and the hamsters?

Well, ya see, Kevin's got this thing about Hamsters ... er ... he uses them to perform .... ah ... he has a relationship with ... eh .... you better ask him! I have to go wash my hands now.

[VegasGreg]

True, a partner and a mentor are two different areas, however it is possible for each partner to learn from each other taking each to a higher level.

You should let us know what is already on your table, other than the hamsters and red wine, and what you would like to see on your table, besides more red wine, and maybe the right person will magically appear.

[Martin Luxton]

Originally Posted by Manda

I'm probably going to regret this but curiosity has got the better of me.......

What is it with Kevin and the hamsters?

From an IM newbie who just had to google the difference between rats & hamsters

Kevin lives on a remote, mystical mountain in Japan with no mains electricity. To run his 37 computers he wanted an environmentally friendly, animal-powered dynamo.

So, being a good IMer, he split tested various animals and found the most productive and efficient were hamsters. (He was going to use horses but the costs of building such huge treadmills were prohibitive!)

His life story, "Hamsters, Electricity And The Web", will soon be available from Amazon.

Martin

[Bev Clement]

Don't forget the Lindt for Kevin as well.

White wine ... forget it

Red wine ... yes

Whiskey or whisky ... it will depend on whether JT is buying it or not

[Alican Yenidogan]

Please check your inbox

Alican

[Chris W. Sutton]

For those of you who have sent me PMs, I will get back to you asap. I seem to be going in 5 different directions as once all of a sudden.

What is it with Kevin and the hamsters?

Manda, For many years psycharists have been trying to figure out that exact same thing with no luck. Suffice it to say that Mr. Riley takes the word "perversion" to an all-time high!

[Manda]

Ok I knew I was going to regret asking

It does beg the question why hamsters as opposed to I don't know squirrals or something.......but hey since the purple cow concept worked for Seth Godin maybe Kevin is onto something and we'll all be rushing to get our own small furry animals.

[yves]

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Every time I make it known that I am looking for someone to partner with, I get responses from all over the placeQUOTE]

Wow, the warrior forum really has it all, helps you make money online, helps you find love, what next?

What room do I go to to get my housework done for free please?

[Intrepreneur]

Partner with Allen.. You get a fancy text link ad site wide on Warrior Forum.

[Jason_V]

Originally Posted by Kevin Riley

I like the ones who bring a good bottle of red wine to the table.

Here I would have thought you were going to say

"I like the ones who bring hamster food to the table"

Unless of course the wine is for the hamsters.

[Ken Leatherman]

It is not the relationship Kevin has with his hamsters that is weird, it is the one that he has with Chris Sutton. Kevin uses Chris to feed the hamsters and keep them in line. Of course, John Rogers has to lead Sutton to the feeding trough and then change the diapers on .....

Ken Leatherman
The Old Geezer

[Pipinscott]

Yves, you can probably get your house cleaned for free...but you will have to fight off the up-sell and OTO's...

[clint48]

Sounds like a good offer, partner with Chris and you get Kevin too. Glad I looked through this tread, first time I have seen what Rod Cortez looks like, don't know how long your picture has been up Rod, but it's the first time I have seen it.

Clint

[mmurtha]

Originally Posted by debra

What I'd like to know is:

How many pockets did it take to carry all those hamsters?

Hey Debra,

God only knows! You know he's got a ton of them don't you?



Hey Martin,

That's what that cheese is for. If Chris feeds them that wine without something solid, imagine what trouble Kevin will have.