October - December 2016 •
The Lion King
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HOW TO FIND GREAT MENTORS
By Gabriel Odang
you want to improve. There may be
several, but for the purpose of getting
started, choose only one. Here are few
ideas – growing your business, sales,
marketing, hiring excellent people,
preparing financial statements,
learning new technology, investment
strategy, or accumulating wealth.
SELECT YOUR MENTOR
CANDIDATE
Think about someone who is
exceptionally experienced in the area
you have selected for improvement.
It could be someone you know
personally, or it could be a leader in
an industry. Maybe it is someone who
is recognized as an authority on this
topic – a well-known writer, speaker or
celebrity. Whoever it is, make sure he
or she has a proven track record and
is truly successful.
Meet your mentor
If you do not already know the
whereabouts of your proposed
mentor, how do you locate this unique
individual and when you do, how
do you make contact? The first thing
to realize is that you are probably
never more than six people away from
anyone you want to meet, including
your mentor. Treat it like a game. You
need to go through about six doors
to meet your mentor. Look for the first
door and then proceed from there,
and keep asking. You’ll be surprised
how quickly the other doors open
once you put the word out.
M
entoring is a great way to
achieve success in life. A
mentor is someone with
vast experience or a unique talent,
who is willing to share ideas with a
“mentee” on a regular basis. The
mentee benefits from the experience
and knowledge of the mentor.
Mentors are hard to come by but
when the right one is found, it can
make a lot of difference in the life by
catalysing the growth of the mentee’s
career and financial status or by
enhancing personal or family life.
Here is a proven three-step method in
choosing the right mentor.
IDENTIFY THE TARGET
Select one area of your life that
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