Mentors

Did you know that most Mentors have Mentors themselves, as they know that however good they are they could still do better?
"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
Tony Robbins says that most people just drift through life as though they were floating down a river in a barrel, happy when the river current is gentle, helpless when they hit the rapids. You have to make sure you are directing the movie of your own life, you have to forward plan, develop strategies, get those LONG-TERM things done, not just firefight daily problems. It's tough to give priority to long-term projects eg studying for an exam which is a year away, paying for a pension which is 30 years away, progressing your dream project which is forever bobbing away on your horizon.
How can you counter this:- 1) Create a written Business (Time) Plan for your Project 2) Plan what daily or weekly time you will allocate 3) Put a checklist on your wall to ensure you complete these tasks 4) Detail the mini-rewards you will promise yourself when you complete an item 5) Find a colleague/friend (not easy) or hire a mentor who will hold you accountable
Mentors sometimes known as life coaches help you to rationalise your project(s), help you to decide a plan and a timetable then gently hold you accountable. Good mentors guide you without you ever being aware of it, however in fact mentoring mainly works because you make sure you reach your targets because it is embarrassing to say you've made no progress. There is also peer-mentoring where two Success Seekers mentor each other, the great of advantage of this is that it's free, disadvantage they likely have little experience, the real problem is finding one!
Make a list of all your long-term projects Consider which of the steps above you could complete now Think about whether Mentoring/Peer Mentoring would be useful to you