You’ve probably heard it dozens of times if you’ve been trying to create any sort of success online. You need to “find a mentor, and follow everything they say to do step-by-step”. This is somewhat true, and even Anthony Robbins has a theory on this in his repertoire of books which is called Modeling.
It’s actually an NLP (Neural Linguistic Programming) element where you basically find someone who’s achieved what you want to achieve, and you go deep within their thought processes, and actions (even down to the nitty-gritty in both aspects)…and the end result is supposed to be that you will achieve the same desired outcome. The fact is I do believe that mentors are very important. I think that mentors can take you from zero to hero faster than anything else, any type of training, etc. I have seen it first hand as Ann and I have mentored thousands to earn incomes that they never thought was possible. But the problem is that online, where anyone can conjure up fake credentials – it’s hard to know who the heck to trust. It goes beyond that though. There are so many people online that it’s impossible to follow even all of the good ones. So then it becomes time to make a decision. First of all you have to have a specific direction that you’re aiming to go in. It’s sad when you see someone with no focus spin around chasing their tail, never getting anywhere because they’ve decided to follow this person and that person spreading themselves out way too thin. The key is to find your direction, pick the one person in the field that you would like to emulate, and then following that person closely. Don’t listen just to what they say to do, but also watch what they’re actually doing themselves. This is easier than ever now online, because basically people leave a trail of info about themselves to follow. For instance if you’re following a certain internet marketer, or network marketer, you can sign up to their email lists, as well as their social networking accounts and watch how they conduct themselves. Keep an eye on the emails and messages that they send out. If you watch closely, this will result in you knowing way more about this person that those that just blindly follow what that person says. What’s he saying? Actions speak louder than words. That is ever so true. Finding That Diamond in the Rough Again, there are so many mentors available to follow now because of the internet that it’s very easy to find one, but picking the one that’s right for you essential. I think it comes down to credentials. They must really be who they say they are, and you must be able to verify this both through third parties, as well as through them personally. Also attitude and outlook has a lot to do with your success. Let’s face it, if you find a mentor who is doing what you want to be doing, but you don’t mesh well with their outlook on life, then it’s going to be very difficult to follow that person. It may cause you to break personal rules…so therefore finding a mentor that you actually like is extremely vital. If you’ll find one mentor, and stick with them until you’ve reached a fair amount of success then you can then spread your wings a little and venture out to others. Let me leave you with this thought from a very famous British novelist: “To succeed, we must first believe that we can.”
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