Showing posts with label mentoring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mentoring. Show all posts

The Recipe for Unequalled Success

If you want to make a certain food (like a cake) and you want it to taste the same way each time you make it, the best way to do that is to write down the recipe. How much flour and sugar do you need? How many eggs? What kind of milk works best? This and other ingredients help you to make the same cake over and over again.

In the same way people who want to be successful typically look at successful people in the hopes of become a success as well. The main problem success cannot be replicated is the person who has arrived at success does not reveal what they did to get there. For example sales companies hire people and entice them with the thought of them becoming a success by having their top agents share their success stories. The problem is top agents never tell you exactly how they got to where they are. For example new sales people are given a bunch of names and a script and told "call these people on this list, use this script and you will get appointments which will turn to sales." It sounds great. Does it actually work? No.

Why? Because tactics like this are similar to tasting a good cake and asking how to make it yourself only to discover you can taste the cake, see the cake, enjoy the cake but not get the recipe. So you hit and miss, trying frantically to recreate a cake you are not able to know what combinations of ingredients makes it take so good.

The concept of franchising in business is the best recipe for success. Here a company will outline all the things they do to create a successful business. Then they share this information step by step to franchise owners. When you buy a franchise you know that they system you have purchased really works. It's not about activity; it's about being productive in your activity. To become successful you need (1) a recipe that lists all the ingredients necessary to recreate the success you desire and (2) someone to help you stay on the right path. Mentoring is a big thing now but it's not very effective unless you have a recipe to follow and someone who has actually followed the same recipe with success.

Don't believe you can be successful just by wishing or wanting. It requires a plan that follows a recipe known to work. Then and only then can you hope to find the success you are looking for.


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How to Build Confidence (By Christina Jay)

Confidence, easier said than done. You would be surprised how many successful individuals cannot make the leap to becoming an entrepreneurs due to confidence and self esteem. I recently read an article in the New Yorker stating,"The fundamental characteristics of entrepreneurs isn't risk taking; its self confidence." But not just any self confidence: an over the top, unreasonable, unrealistic, belief in your ability to prevail. It's interesting to note that many start ups and high growth entrepreneurship is mostly male. Women tend to be more realistic, more grounded, and more cautious.

In the business world, that can be a drawback. Women also tend to not have as much support in mentoring in business, there just doesn't seem to be as much camaraderie. We gals should stick together instead of hating! I personally go through the values an individual (male or female) believes they possess and make them more self aware and confident in their abilities. Also, if your familiar with coaching we go through "gremlins" they are made up of limiting beliefs, when we allow ourselves to disbelieve that we are capable of doing something.

Generally these thoughts are built up from years of experiences where we might have thought that we are not good enough at something, or that other people led us to believe that we are not living up to their expectations (parents, bosses, partners etc). This eventually leads us to actually believing that this is true, even when we know intellectually that it is not the case. Limiting beliefs eventually become nagging voices in our heads that stop us from achieving great things. I work with clients to manage their existence (limiting beliefs) and minimize their impact on one's success in life and business.

A coach will give you exercises (or "homework") to complete that will get to the root cause as to why one does not feel so confident in their endeavours. Usually, the exercise entails listing ones own values and core beliefs. Also, journaling can help to better understand our emotions and why one feels less confident in certain circumstances. By writing routinely you will get to know what makes you feel happy and confident. You will also become clear about situations and people who are toxic for you - important information for your emotional well-being. Keeping a journal allows you to track patterns, trends and behaviours and will help improve confidence over time.



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Mentoring Can Help You Grow



Mentoring can help you grow in more ways than one and that is something that can bring a lot of growth for you as well. Mentoring is crucial for you if you want to experience many elements to boost your personal development.

Remember that mentoring can help you connect with elements that can make you achieve the things that you planned for in your life. When you learn many things from different people and when you discover helpful tips from those that have the skills and expertise, you can attain those things that you aimed for. When mentors surround you, it can make your life take on a positive note. The word "mentor" originated from the Odyssey. Odysseus entrusted the care of his son, Telemachus, to Mentor when he set out to fight the Trojan War.

If you want to grow, you need mentors to help you learn and grow through sharing their knowledge and wisdom with you. In this manner, you can benefit from their experience without having to suffer the consequences of learning it first hand. Mentoring is a new way for you to see things in a different perspective. Learning from others is not that difficult if you are willing to grow and gain knowledge. When you gain knowledge, you can have a more positive foresight on what to do with your life and how to deal with the challenges that might come your way in the coming days and years.

When you want to undergo mentoring, it can shape everything in your life. It can help you see things in a different perspective and at the same time accelerate growth. When you learn from others, you can become more competent to overcome life's challenges. Another thing that can help you out while undergoing learning from others it the development of new connections and building rapports with others that can help you soar above levels of mediocrities.

Mentoring can be a positive experience for you if you grasp its whole setup. Moreover, when you learn from others you are cultivating your best skills and strengthening your weakness. It can overcome your shortcomings in more ways than one and usher in growth and progress for you. Do not elude the things the things that can benefit you the most but rather grab hold of the things that can make your life easier and less complex. Learn the essence that can be attained when you allow yourself to be mentored and gain the positive aspects of it.

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