How to Find Your Mentor

  The term mentor is grossly misused in this day and age and I’m here to tell you why. Now, as I have grown in entrepreneurship and business, I have had many people that I consider mentors come into my life. It wasn’t until I heard Roy H. Williams’ definition however, that I realized the number was smaller than I thought.    You see a mentor is a person who is invested in your life and your work, in depth, over a period of time. They are not flighty people who are invested episodically. Instead, this is a person that you speak with constantly. This person hears all of your thoughts, ideas, struggles, and more and helps you to move through and past them.    The mentor-mentee relationship is one of the most important you will ever have in your life. Which is why it is so important that you choose a mentor well. Listen in to learn the seven steps to identifying and approaching your future mentor. Your three key insights are:    What the definition of a mentor is and where it originates from. Why the principle of mentoring is a sacred relationship and rare. How to find the right mentor for you to assist you to evolve faster.   Who do you think would be the best mentor for you at this point in your life?    In This Episode:  [01:30] - Welcome back to All Selling Aside. [04:02] - Learn the three key insights reviewed in this episode.  [05:37] - Alex shares the definition of mentorship per Wikipedia. [06:35] - What is required of a mentor mentee relationship?  [10:08] - When did formal mentoring start?  [11:21] - Learn the different names for a mentor throughout the world.  [12:46] - Why there is a rampant misuse of the word mentor in this age.  [15:19] - Per Roy H. Williams, when you find a mentor you become a protege.  [17:12] - Learn more about the relationship between Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett. [18:55] - Why mentors are so important to not just business but life.  [23:05] - Alex has a habit of being mentored by his former mentees.  [24:19] - One additional interesting thing about mentors through the story of Freddie Laker.  [25:37] - Learn the 7 steps you should take to identify and find your mentor.  Identify an area of improvement. Identify a leader whom you admire and respect.  Learn everything you can about that leader. Find out who that leader’s mentor is or was.  Learn who they respect and admire that you can access easier.  Ask for an introduction. [29:04] - If you have a target in mind and it doesn’t work out, rinse and repeat.  [30:07] - The Alexism is, “Experience is NOT the best teacher. It’s the only teacher.”  [30:29] - Hear a quick review of the key insights in this episode:  What the definition of a mentor is and where it originates from. Why the principle of mentoring is a sacred relationship and rare. How to find the right mentor for you to assist you to evolve faster.  [31:50] - If you’ve already given Alex a review, write down your biggest takeaway from this episode on an index card. If you haven’t, though, please use that Aha! moment as your review for the show at this link! [33:38] - In honor of this episode, Alex gives listeners a final gift. You can get a 30-day free test drive of Kartra.    Links and Resources:  Alex Mandossian Alex Mandossian Fan on Facebook Alex’s Friday Live events MarketingOnline.com Marketing Online 4-Part Video Training Series Alex Mandossian on YouTube Alexisms by Alex Mandossian All Selling Aside on iTunes   Monday Morning Memo Sir Freddie Laker Sir Richard Branson