The Mentality Of Mentorship

Happy Hump Day. What is your motivation level today? Does your energy level match or exceed your mindset? I saw this meme about success that stirred my heart and chilled me to the core. Scarface is a fictionalized character who grew from a petty street thug to a drug kingpin. Life has proven that this gangster mentality leads to death or jailed, often by those "partners" in crime. That is one of the reasons why I want to do a series on success. Not only the steps you can take to be successful, but taking advice from the athletes who we hold to that standard who have a definite win loss record. Let me start with this piece of advice. Do not allow the limiting beliefs of others to stifle your growth. Generally, the mentor will challenge your work as an observer. Sometimes, people are willing but ineffective in helping you reach your goals. Some are interested in the subject, but their expertise is in a different field. Some want attention and idolization to  inflate their own egos. Some secretly dislike you and choose to sabotage, mislead, steal and destroy your work.. No matter how you try to sway the minds or the message, they just want to infuse their own agenda and reap the benefits of your association. So what do you do? How do you maintain your dignity and your success while quashing the potential distractions? I got these tips for choosing a mentor from several resourcing.

1. Find someone you want to be like and study them.

2. Let the relationship evolve organically over time.

3. Don't check out when you feel challenged.

4. Ask your mentor for feedback

5. Commit to the process

I implore you to put these tips into practice as you face your own challenges. You see, almost all success stories are based on someone perfecting, reimagining or creating a completely new product and new process to go with it. You certainly want to be on the winning side of these creations and the winning side of this creativity. Mentors help to shape and navigate pitfalls in the process. Recognize that they can only come from their knowledge levels and experiences. Everyone has a different skillset and approach matters in ways they've learned. That's why it's important to know who surrounds you and who supports you. What have you worked through? Any experience with a mentor? Was it good? Bad? Or ugly?  So I'm really looking forward to sharing these ideals of success with you. Please share your comments below. Thank you for reading this article and supporting this blogspace. Stay safe, masked and healthy. Take Care and God Bless!!!