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How having a mentor has changed my professional & personal life..
A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.” — Bob Proctor.
I love this quote because it really speaks on the truth of what a mentor is and does. And I think finding and having a mentor can bring so much clarity on your journey to carve out your career path. However, I think far too many of us are falling for the quick hacks and courses that claim to change everything for you when in reality the change has to come from within. No course is going to show you the way, sure they can help teach you saving time and cutting corners but a course can only take you so far. A mentor shows you how you are capable of more than the limitations you put on yourself.
Thus, I think it’s vital we all have a mentor or peers to help guide us and give us advice on our path. Even more so I think it’s important to listen to the people actually doing not claiming to have done it. Those who do, do and those you don’t, teach haha all jokes aside there’s some validity to that statement and it reminds me of a quote I love that goes,
“Spoon feeding, in the long run, teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon” - EM Forester
Essentially what this quote is saying is that someone can only teach you so much, you can only pull so much value from listening…the real lessons come in the doing, in the practice, and routine of effort.
Find a mentor. Find someone to help guide you on your journey but make sure it’s a reliable source that isn’t teaching you things based on what they learned 15 years ago when they were “doing it” you need to find someone who’s still got their hands in the dirt, someone who’s still playing with fire 🔥 but willing to share the sauce as well 😋 and believes me I don’t know everything but I’m learning more every day and I’m here to share it all with you.
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When’s the last time you set out a plan of attack...
When’s the last time you set out a plan of attack, a course of action for your day and/or business? You cannot seriously expect to be successful without a plan? A plan is what makes everything look easy. We people joke “aww he just got lucky” …there’s no such thing as luck. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. People get “lucky” because they set intentions and live a life of purpose so when an opportunity crosses their paths they are prepared.
By being intentional and creating a plan we can better visualize and foresee our path and trajectory. This allows us to move faster and more efficiently towards our end goals rather than zig-zagging around to reach our destination. Conducting your days and business without a plan is like trying to get to a new destination without a GPS, sure you might get there but who knows hold long it will take you and all the struggles you’ll have to go through. With a plan it all becomes crystal clear, we can see down the line. We can look and know when we need to make that next turn or hire that next contractor etc.
At the battle of Gaugamela, Alexander the Great took a Calvary army of 7,000 Macedonias to battle over 40,000 Persian soldiers and won….they mutilated the Persian army. How you might ask? They had a plan of attack, a strategy and they were well trained/prepared.
What was I saying earlier about when preparation meets opportunity… 😉
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DON'T BE AVERAGE!
What separates you from others, DISCIPLINE.
Discipline is what separates the exceptional from the average. We all have talent and we all have motivations in life. However, motivation can only get you so far. Passion can only get you so far, but discipline…discipline can take you anywhere you want to go in life. Michael Jordan didn’t make his high school basketball team but through discipline, through practicing relentlessly day in and day out he became the greatest of all time, and even after he won multiple championships Michael didn’t settle. He stayed disciplined. He stayed in the game. He stayed the course.
Discipline will take you where you want to go. Lean the f*ck in!
The three types of discipline are
Preventative: discipline is about establishing expectations, guidelines, and a set of overall rules for behavior to proactively prevent disruptions.
Supportive: Taking measures that support self-control for example by setting limits and having solutions to problems that can arise. As the saying goes, expect the best be prepared for the worst!
Corrective discipline: when facing a challenge or mishap, creating a plan is always a must. If you fail once, it’s ok, learn from what didn’t work and create a corrective plan of action to be followed.
Have consistency and stick with a set routine! Consistency is key when it comes to being disciplined. Once a routine is set in place, you can find it easier to stay disciplined and see results unravel.
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