how do you find the mentor so I got a great question for my youtube viewers
great question for my youtube viewers
great question for my youtube viewers Tom love you guys who wrote in to say
Tom love you guys who wrote in to say
Tom love you guys who wrote in to say how do you find the mentor this is a
how do you find the mentor this is a
how do you find the mentor this is a great question and one that a lot of
great question and one that a lot of
great question and one that a lot of entrepreneurs a ski you know you realize
entrepreneurs a ski you know you realize
entrepreneurs a ski you know you realize you can’t do everything yourself and you
you can’t do everything yourself and you
you can’t do everything yourself and you don’t need to come up with every single
don’t need to come up with every single
don’t need to come up with every single new idea yourself if you have somebody
new idea yourself if you have somebody
new idea yourself if you have somebody who has already done it and leverage
who has already done it and leverage
who has already done it and leverage what they’ve learned to help you grow
what they’ve learned to help you grow
what they’ve learned to help you grow its way faster to achieve your goal than
its way faster to achieve your goal than
its way faster to achieve your goal than to try to figure it all out yourself in
to try to figure it all out yourself in
to try to figure it all out yourself in my mind there are two types of mentors
my mind there are two types of mentors
my mind there are two types of mentors and you can leverage both to help you
and you can leverage both to help you
and you can leverage both to help you grow your business the first people are
grow your business the first people are
grow your business the first people are what I call aspirational mentors they’re
what I call aspirational mentors they’re
what I call aspirational mentors they’re people who you never meet but can still
people who you never meet but can still
people who you never meet but can still give you lots of great advice so my
give you lots of great advice so my
give you lots of great advice so my first aspirational mentor was Bill Gates
first aspirational mentor was Bill Gates
first aspirational mentor was Bill Gates I had a software company Bill Gates was
I had a software company Bill Gates was
I had a software company Bill Gates was the biggest guy in software I never met
the biggest guy in software I never met
the biggest guy in software I never met bill gates the Bill Gates saved my
bill gates the Bill Gates saved my
bill gates the Bill Gates saved my company okay I was gonna quit I was I
company okay I was gonna quit I was I
company okay I was gonna quit I was I told my business partner that I quit I
told my business partner that I quit I
told my business partner that I quit I was in tears I thought of giving up I
was in tears I thought of giving up I
was in tears I thought of giving up I thought I had tried everything and I
thought I had tried everything and I
thought I had tried everything and I started researching Bill Gates I realize
started researching Bill Gates I realize
started researching Bill Gates I realize you know what I’m not the first guy to
you know what I’m not the first guy to
you know what I’m not the first guy to try to sell software and I research Bill
try to sell software and I research Bill
try to sell software and I research Bill Gates in his story and how he started
Gates in his story and how he started
Gates in his story and how he started Microsoft and how he built his business
Microsoft and how he built his business
Microsoft and how he built his business up and a lot of it was through
up and a lot of it was through
up and a lot of it was through partnerships and so I applied that same
partnerships and so I applied that same
partnerships and so I applied that same strategy apart of my business and within
strategy apart of my business and within
strategy apart of my business and within a couple months i got my first deal the
a couple months i got my first deal the
a couple months i got my first deal the first year was 13 and a half thousand
first year was 13 and a half thousand
first year was 13 and a half thousand dollars and not that like that saved my
dollars and not that like that saved my
dollars and not that like that saved my business i was making 300 bucks a month
business i was making 300 bucks a month
business i was making 300 bucks a month and here was a 13 and a half thousand
and here was a 13 and a half thousand
and here was a 13 and a half thousand dollar order it was amazing i mean i
dollar order it was amazing i mean i
dollar order it was amazing i mean i seem like a lot to you guys now but that
seem like a lot to you guys now but that
seem like a lot to you guys now but that that changed my life and then I was able
that changed my life and then I was able
that changed my life and then I was able to close another deal on another deal
to close another deal on another deal
to close another deal on another deal another deal and that was all because of
another deal and that was all because of
another deal and that was all because of Bill Gates and I had never met him I
Bill Gates and I had never met him I
Bill Gates and I had never met him I just researched his story I now I look
just researched his story I now I look
just researched his story I now I look up to AP Giannini who is a founder bank
up to AP Giannini who is a founder bank
up to AP Giannini who is a founder bank of america and steve jobs to the front
of america and steve jobs to the front
of america and steve jobs to the front of apple and these guys teach me things
of apple and these guys teach me things
of apple and these guys teach me things AP patines AP Giannini he’s been dead
AP patines AP Giannini he’s been dead
AP patines AP Giannini he’s been dead for years and Steve Jobs I’ll you know
for years and Steve Jobs I’ll you know
for years and Steve Jobs I’ll you know recently passed away I’ve never met
recently passed away I’ve never met
recently passed away I’ve never met these people but they’re impacting my
these people but they’re impacting my
these people but they’re impacting my business and I consider them my mentors
business and I consider them my mentors
business and I consider them my mentors so what
so what
so what but you’re trying to do find someone
but you’re trying to do find someone
but you’re trying to do find someone who’s already done it and research their
who’s already done it and research their
who’s already done it and research their success the bigger they are the easier
success the bigger they are the easier
success the bigger they are the easier it is to find out what their story is so
it is to find out what their story is so
it is to find out what their story is so the second kind of mentor is actually
the second kind of mentor is actually
the second kind of mentor is actually somebody you can talk to write some you
somebody you can talk to write some you
somebody you can talk to write some you can go have a coffee with and bounce
can go have a coffee with and bounce
can go have a coffee with and bounce ideas off of the challenge for a lot of
ideas off of the challenge for a lot of
ideas off of the challenge for a lot of entrepreneurs is they go up to people
entrepreneurs is they go up to people
entrepreneurs is they go up to people and say hey will you be my mentor and
and say hey will you be my mentor and
and say hey will you be my mentor and right away you freak people out you know
right away you freak people out you know
right away you freak people out you know it’s like asking somebody off the street
it’s like asking somebody off the street
it’s like asking somebody off the street will you marry me it doesn’t happen
will you marry me it doesn’t happen
will you marry me it doesn’t happen mentorship is a relationship you have to
mentorship is a relationship you have to
mentorship is a relationship you have to get to know each other you have to work
get to know each other you have to work
get to know each other you have to work well together you have to have trust you
well together you have to have trust you
well together you have to have trust you have to build that up it’s not something
have to build that up it’s not something
have to build that up it’s not something you just jump into so if you want
you just jump into so if you want
you just jump into so if you want somebody to mentor you don’t don’t email
somebody to mentor you don’t don’t email
somebody to mentor you don’t don’t email them and say will you be my mentor
them and say will you be my mentor
them and say will you be my mentor because it’s too much of an ask the
because it’s too much of an ask the
because it’s too much of an ask the better thing to do is connect with
better thing to do is connect with
better thing to do is connect with somebody and ask them for for 20 minutes
somebody and ask them for for 20 minutes
somebody and ask them for for 20 minutes of their time awesome for a phone call
of their time awesome for a phone call
of their time awesome for a phone call for a coffee show your interest because
for a coffee show your interest because
for a coffee show your interest because people like helping other people if you
people like helping other people if you
people like helping other people if you have a passion and you seem really
have a passion and you seem really
have a passion and you seem really excited and interested in learning then
excited and interested in learning then
excited and interested in learning then people will want to help you out mentors
people will want to help you out mentors
people will want to help you out mentors gain as well we feel good giving advice
gain as well we feel good giving advice
gain as well we feel good giving advice to mentees if if we feel like that
to mentees if if we feel like that
to mentees if if we feel like that person is actually going to go and do
person is actually going to go and do
person is actually going to go and do something with it right they’re going to
something with it right they’re going to
something with it right they’re going to take that knowledge and apply it and if
take that knowledge and apply it and if
take that knowledge and apply it and if I get that for people who write to me if
I get that for people who write to me if
I get that for people who write to me if I get that sense of excitement and
I get that sense of excitement and
I get that sense of excitement and passion and and willingness to follow
passion and and willingness to follow
passion and and willingness to follow through that I’m happy to help them out
through that I’m happy to help them out
through that I’m happy to help them out but it starts by building a relationship
but it starts by building a relationship
but it starts by building a relationship so 20 minutes over coffee I remember I
so 20 minutes over coffee I remember I
so 20 minutes over coffee I remember I had one person right into means and say
had one person right into means and say
had one person right into means and say I want to meet with you even if it’s
I want to meet with you even if it’s
I want to meet with you even if it’s walking with you on the way to a meeting
walking with you on the way to a meeting
walking with you on the way to a meeting let me know I’ll bring you some cookies
let me know I’ll bring you some cookies
let me know I’ll bring you some cookies and we’ll chat on the walk right that
and we’ll chat on the walk right that
and we’ll chat on the walk right that shows drive and determination and so let
shows drive and determination and so let
shows drive and determination and so let that come out when you’re approaching
that come out when you’re approaching
that come out when you’re approaching people and have a simple ask and after
people and have a simple ask and after
people and have a simple ask and after that 20 minutes if your passion comes
that 20 minutes if your passion comes
that 20 minutes if your passion comes through and they are feeling your vibe
through and they are feeling your vibe
through and they are feeling your vibe and feel like you’re taking their advice
and feel like you’re taking their advice
and feel like you’re taking their advice it’s usually pretty easy to say hey
it’s usually pretty easy to say hey
it’s usually pretty easy to say hey would you mind if I if I called you back
would you mind if I if I called you back
would you mind if I if I called you back in a month if I had more questions going
in a month if I had more questions going
in a month if I had more questions going to reach out to you almost everybody’s
to reach out to you almost everybody’s
to reach out to you almost everybody’s going to say yes unless your total
going to say yes unless your total
going to say yes unless your total douche bag you know in the meeting and
douche bag you know in the meeting and
douche bag you know in the meeting and super early because you’re not
super early because you’re not
super early because you’re not respecting their time
respecting their time
respecting their time then they’re going to say yes and that
then they’re going to say yes and that
then they’re going to say yes and that starts the relationship and it can build
starts the relationship and it can build
starts the relationship and it can build to something more right but you got to
to something more right but you got to
to something more right but you got to start it off small and simple and easy
start it off small and simple and easy
start it off small and simple and easy make it easy for people to say yes and
make it easy for people to say yes and
make it easy for people to say yes and not throw this huge commitment in front
not throw this huge commitment in front
not throw this huge commitment in front of them so if you know somebody who
of them so if you know somebody who
of them so if you know somebody who you’re trying to target right that you
you’re trying to target right that you
you’re trying to target right that you know there’s somebody you have in mind
know there’s somebody you have in mind
know there’s somebody you have in mind who’s this big shot or whoever it is
who’s this big shot or whoever it is
who’s this big shot or whoever it is then you can reach out to them with
then you can reach out to them with
then you can reach out to them with something simple like that and let your
something simple like that and let your
something simple like that and let your passion shine through and in one of my
passion shine through and in one of my
passion shine through and in one of my mizuka guides on finding a mentor I have
mizuka guides on finding a mentor I have
mizuka guides on finding a mentor I have a script that you can use as an email
a script that you can use as an email
a script that you can use as an email template to connect with people if you
template to connect with people if you
template to connect with people if you don’t know who you want to connect with
don’t know who you want to connect with
don’t know who you want to connect with you don’t have an idea of the person
you don’t have an idea of the person
you don’t have an idea of the person that you want to go to then start
that you want to go to then start
that you want to go to then start reaching out to your network ID let them
reaching out to your network ID let them
reaching out to your network ID let them know who you’re looking for the first
know who you’re looking for the first
know who you’re looking for the first mentor that I had the real mentor was a
mentor that I had the real mentor was a
mentor that I had the real mentor was a guy by the name of John and I found
guy by the name of John and I found
guy by the name of John and I found jamba going to my bank because I I had
jamba going to my bank because I I had
jamba going to my bank because I I had no connections I was 19 I had no
no connections I was 19 I had no
no connections I was 19 I had no connections you know I didn’t want to
connections you know I didn’t want to
connections you know I didn’t want to ask my parents I wanted to you know feel
ask my parents I wanted to you know feel
ask my parents I wanted to you know feel like I’m doing this myself and not being
like I’m doing this myself and not being
like I’m doing this myself and not being supported because you know my mom’s
supported because you know my mom’s
supported because you know my mom’s friend is helping me and I had no
friend is helping me and I had no
friend is helping me and I had no personal connections my friends are all
personal connections my friends are all
personal connections my friends are all in school right so I went to the bank I
in school right so I went to the bank I
in school right so I went to the bank I thought the bank is gonna be a friend of
thought the bank is gonna be a friend of
thought the bank is gonna be a friend of entrepreneurs that’s obviously not what
entrepreneurs that’s obviously not what
entrepreneurs that’s obviously not what the bank does is giving advice but they
the bank does is giving advice but they
the bank does is giving advice but they connected me with somebody named Michael
connected me with somebody named Michael
connected me with somebody named Michael who i thought you know great Michael
who i thought you know great Michael
who i thought you know great Michael this guy’s got this downtown office and
this guy’s got this downtown office and
this guy’s got this downtown office and you know nice views of the city and
you know nice views of the city and
you know nice views of the city and looks like a really big big guy a big
looks like a really big big guy a big
looks like a really big big guy a big shot and he was just all air he was all
shot and he was just all air he was all
shot and he was just all air he was all air but he introduced us to another guy
air but he introduced us to another guy
air but he introduced us to another guy named Steve who tried to help us out but
named Steve who tried to help us out but
named Steve who tried to help us out but couldn’t and he introduced us to another
couldn’t and he introduced us to another
couldn’t and he introduced us to another friend named John and John ended up
friend named John and John ended up
friend named John and John ended up being an awesome force for our company
being an awesome force for our company
being an awesome force for our company and taught us and trained us and gave us
and taught us and trained us and gave us
and taught us and trained us and gave us lots of advice and ended up helping us
lots of advice and ended up helping us
lots of advice and ended up helping us sell our business and so such a strange
sell our business and so such a strange
sell our business and so such a strange paths but that’s how it builds right I
paths but that’s how it builds right I
paths but that’s how it builds right I spoke to my bank I had no contact say I
spoke to my bank I had no contact say I
spoke to my bank I had no contact say I just walked into my bank and then they
just walked into my bank and then they
just walked into my bank and then they put me on the somebody put me on to
put me on the somebody put me on to
put me on the somebody put me on to somebody and get put me on to John and
somebody and get put me on to John and
somebody and get put me on to John and and it may happen faster for you but
and it may happen faster for you but
and it may happen faster for you but it’s put in that message out there to
it’s put in that message out there to
it’s put in that message out there to your contacts to your network or the
your contacts to your network or the
your contacts to your network or the type of person you’re looking for and
type of person you’re looking for and
type of person you’re looking for and setting up times to go meet people
setting up times to go meet people
setting up times to go meet people so that’s my advice find your aspiration
so that’s my advice find your aspiration
so that’s my advice find your aspiration lament or find someone who’s done what
lament or find someone who’s done what
lament or find someone who’s done what you’re trying to do and research how
you’re trying to do and research how
you’re trying to do and research how they got started and then for an actual
they got started and then for an actual
they got started and then for an actual you know in person human that you can
you know in person human that you can
you know in person human that you can talk to make it simple easy low-risk 20
talk to make it simple easy low-risk 20
talk to make it simple easy low-risk 20 minutes over coffee show your passion
minutes over coffee show your passion
minutes over coffee show your passion let that shine through and if you don’t
let that shine through and if you don’t
let that shine through and if you don’t know anybody yet to go after start
know anybody yet to go after start
know anybody yet to go after start putting out to your connections your
putting out to your connections your
putting out to your connections your network or the type of person you’re
network or the type of person you’re
network or the type of person you’re looking for and the venture will come if
looking for and the venture will come if
looking for and the venture will come if you have persistence that’s how you find
you have persistence that’s how you find
you have persistence that’s how you find a mentor believe for those are watching
a mentor believe for those are watching
a mentor believe for those are watching I love to hear in the comments leave a
I love to hear in the comments leave a
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