and Kita’s writing in who is your mentor and also how do you find the mentor if
and also how do you find the mentor if
and also how do you find the mentor if you don’t have one that’s a great great
you don’t have one that’s a great great
you don’t have one that’s a great great point I think actually in terms of small
point I think actually in terms of small
point I think actually in terms of small risks the key thing is generally you
risks the key thing is generally you
risks the key thing is generally you want to attach yourself to someone whose
want to attach yourself to someone whose
want to attach yourself to someone whose shares in vision is a disrupter but also
shares in vision is a disrupter but also
shares in vision is a disrupter but also ideally we’ve got the experience of
ideally we’ve got the experience of
ideally we’ve got the experience of having walked on your journey before so
having walked on your journey before so
having walked on your journey before so you know they know where the bear traps
you know they know where the bear traps
you know they know where the bear traps are but they know kind of where the
are but they know kind of where the
are but they know kind of where the quick wins are all those sort of things
quick wins are all those sort of things
quick wins are all those sort of things and they can really help you navigate
and they can really help you navigate
and they can really help you navigate and manage the risks too you know the
and manage the risks too you know the
and manage the risks too you know the pot of the pot of gold at the end of the
pot of the pot of gold at the end of the
pot of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow so I would say I’ve really been
rainbow so I would say I’ve really been
rainbow so I would say I’ve really been lucky I’ve had lots of mentors but
lucky I’ve had lots of mentors but
lucky I’ve had lots of mentors but they’re both my formal mentors but I
they’re both my formal mentors but I
they’re both my formal mentors but I love just informal mentors now I
love just informal mentors now I
love just informal mentors now I encouraged in our company I say to
encouraged in our company I say to
encouraged in our company I say to people all our colleagues you know
people all our colleagues you know
people all our colleagues you know there’s someone you really respect just
there’s someone you really respect just
there’s someone you really respect just go and grab them in a hallway and say
go and grab them in a hallway and say
go and grab them in a hallway and say look would you mind coming for a coffee
look would you mind coming for a coffee
look would you mind coming for a coffee with me mentoring can be over a coffee
with me mentoring can be over a coffee
with me mentoring can be over a coffee and a 30-minute conversation and I’ve
and a 30-minute conversation and I’ve
and a 30-minute conversation and I’ve never known anybody with experience to
never known anybody with experience to
never known anybody with experience to say no they always you know everybody
say no they always you know everybody
say no they always you know everybody likes to help and everybody loves to
likes to help and everybody loves to
likes to help and everybody loves to help the next generation I love going
help the next generation I love going
help the next generation I love going out tomorrow I’m going with safe
out tomorrow I’m going with safe
out tomorrow I’m going with safe foundation we’re going out foodbanks
foundation we’re going out foodbanks
foundation we’re going out foodbanks with kids and volunteering and we’re
with kids and volunteering and we’re
with kids and volunteering and we’re going to be out with teenagers and you
going to be out with teenagers and you
going to be out with teenagers and you know what better way for me to spend
know what better way for me to spend
know what better way for me to spend some time and honestly I think I think
some time and honestly I think I think
some time and honestly I think I think again you’ve got to stop those voices in
again you’ve got to stop those voices in
again you’ve got to stop those voices in your head telling you I can’t ask that
your head telling you I can’t ask that
your head telling you I can’t ask that person to be my mentor and I wouldn’t
person to be my mentor and I wouldn’t
person to be my mentor and I wouldn’t even use the word mentor just say
even use the word mentor just say
even use the word mentor just say looking at some advice I’ve got massive
looking at some advice I’ve got massive
looking at some advice I’ve got massive respect for you you’ve achieved a great
respect for you you’ve achieved a great
respect for you you’ve achieved a great deal and I just welcome some advice I’ve
deal and I just welcome some advice I’ve
deal and I just welcome some advice I’ve never known anybody to say no so I would
never known anybody to say no so I would
never known anybody to say no so I would also say the other thing is you know
also say the other thing is you know
also say the other thing is you know there’s lots of people you need to go to
there’s lots of people you need to go to
there’s lots of people you need to go to when you look at kind of the risk in
when you look at kind of the risk in
when you look at kind of the risk in your business you’ll say what are the
your business you’ll say what are the
your business you’ll say what are the big risks is it a product risk is it you
big risks is it a product risk is it you
big risks is it a product risk is it you know can I build a website can I visit
know can I build a website can I visit
know can I build a website can I visit technology with and then once you’ve
technology with and then once you’ve
technology with and then once you’ve identified there go and find the
identified there go and find the
identified there go and find the you can kind of plug the gaps either in
you can kind of plug the gaps either in
you can kind of plug the gaps either in your network on social media there’s
your network on social media there’s
your network on social media there’s tons of people out there who are
tons of people out there who are
tons of people out there who are available well and social media you want
available well and social media you want
available well and social media you want to make sure you know they’re authentic
to make sure you know they’re authentic
to make sure you know they’re authentic and they’re not looking to kind of make
and they’re not looking to kind of make
and they’re not looking to kind of make money or explore you so you’ve got to be
money or explore you so you’ve got to be
money or explore you so you’ve got to be sensible there however then you can I’d
sensible there however then you can I’d
sensible there however then you can I’d say this guy Evan
say this guy Evan
say this guy Evan I’d say Evans one of my menses you know
I’d say Evans one of my menses you know
I’d say Evans one of my menses you know Evan gives me advice he pings me you
Evan gives me advice he pings me you
Evan gives me advice he pings me you know a little tweet he pings me an email
know a little tweet he pings me an email
know a little tweet he pings me an email he tells me what we’re doing okay he
he tells me what we’re doing okay he
he tells me what we’re doing okay he says where we can do better I love that
says where we can do better I love that
says where we can do better I love that I love that because it just keeps me
I love that because it just keeps me
I love that because it just keeps me honest and I think what I’d say
honest and I think what I’d say
honest and I think what I’d say therefore you should have a you
therefore you should have a you
therefore you should have a you shouldn’t spend all your day Piatt meant
shouldn’t spend all your day Piatt meant
shouldn’t spend all your day Piatt meant it but there’s key people that you
it but there’s key people that you
it but there’s key people that you respect that can help you navigate the
respect that can help you navigate the
respect that can help you navigate the risks and overcome them and you should
risks and overcome them and you should
risks and overcome them and you should reach out to them and I guarantee that
reach out to them and I guarantee that
reach out to them and I guarantee that they’ll be there for you and they’ll be
they’ll be there for you and they’ll be
they’ll be there for you and they’ll be there to support you and sometimes you
there to support you and sometimes you
there to support you and sometimes you know if they’re really amazing people
know if they’re really amazing people
know if they’re really amazing people you know and you grow your business you
you know and you grow your business you
you know and you grow your business you get to 10 people 20 people and sometimes
get to 10 people 20 people and sometimes
get to 10 people 20 people and sometimes you’re gonna think about you know
you’re gonna think about you know
you’re gonna think about you know investment downstream there’d be amazing
investment downstream there’d be amazing
investment downstream there’d be amazing people to invest in your business as
people to invest in your business as
people to invest in your business as well the only thing I would add is I
well the only thing I would add is I
well the only thing I would add is I also benefit tremendously from
also benefit tremendously from
also benefit tremendously from aspirational mentors you can learn a lot
aspirational mentors you can learn a lot
aspirational mentors you can learn a lot from people who you will never meet and
from people who you will never meet and
from people who you will never meet and so if you look at people who have done
so if you look at people who have done
so if you look at people who have done what you want to do and and you know we
what you want to do and and you know we
what you want to do and and you know we read their books
read their books
read their books Steven recommended a number already Jeff
Steven recommended a number already Jeff
Steven recommended a number already Jeff Bezos and a few other ones you can find
Bezos and a few other ones you can find
Bezos and a few other ones you can find videos of them I do a lot of them on
videos of them I do a lot of them on
videos of them I do a lot of them on this channel you can find aspirational
this channel you can find aspirational
this channel you can find aspirational mentors in addition to traditional
mentors in addition to traditional
mentors in addition to traditional mentors who you’re going out and meeting
mentors who you’re going out and meeting
mentors who you’re going out and meeting for coffee in having that one-on-one
for coffee in having that one-on-one
for coffee in having that one-on-one relationship you can reach out to people
relationship you can reach out to people
relationship you can reach out to people just by researching them and finding
just by researching them and finding
just by researching them and finding their views and learn from someone who
their views and learn from someone who
their views and learn from someone who has done like way more than somebody you
has done like way more than somebody you
has done like way more than somebody you know way more than the then you thought
know way more than the then you thought
know way more than the then you thought your expectations yourself might be and
your expectations yourself might be and
your expectations yourself might be and that pushes you to want to be able to do
that pushes you to want to be able to do
that pushes you to want to be able to do more so I would just couple those
more so I would just couple those
more so I would just couple those together traditional mentorship plus the
together traditional mentorship plus the
together traditional mentorship plus the aspirational mentorship to make your
aspirational mentorship to make your
aspirational mentorship to make your dream team to help your your business be
dream team to help your your business be
dream team to help your your business be successful
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