- As an entrepreneur, finding
mentors was the biggest thing,
the biggest shifts that took
me from zero to six figures,
six to seven figures and
seven figures and growing.
So in this video, I'm gonna share with you
how to find a mentor that
will actually support you
and help you to not just grow,
but to also be able to
catapult in your journey.
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So as I was building my
business, I wanted to find people
who are also doing these
things, who are in the trenches,
who also were in similar situations as me.
You know, I came from
working in a nine to five,
I was a dental hygienist.
And as I discovered entrepreneurship
and felt like this was my calling,
I wanted to be surrounded by other people
who are doing the same.
Especially as you're coming
into entrepreneurship,
there might be people who don't understand
why you do the things you do
or just don't have why you work so hard
and it's really important
that as you're growing
to have those surrounding,
whether it's a community,
whether it's other entrepreneurs,
but most importantly mentors
to bring you along through the journey.
So for me, I found mentors
in Russell Brunson and Alex Charfen.
Those are two of my
absolute favorite mentors
and I would love for you
to check out their podcasts
or their books, which I can link below
because they were
amazing resources for me.
And I wholeheartedly think
that they are the reasons why
I have been able to build
a seven figure business.
There are a ton of people
online who are coaches
who are trying to sell
mentorship programs,
and I've had my fair share
of bad experiences and
amazing experiences.
So I'm gonna share with you both
so that you can understand
what I was looking for
when looking for a mentor.
And what were the red flags
that I want you to be aware of,
because investing in a
mentor can be challenging
and it can be quite an investment
and if it doesn't pay off
it can be heartbreaking
because of course we
want to invest in things
that are going to give us a return.
So I'm gonna share with you what I found
that was important to know
for finding a good one versus a bad one.
I want to find a mentor who
has done it, who is succeeding,
who is doing the things that
I wanna learn how to do,
who is happy and thriving
and has the audience that I wanna have.
There's the saying that,
"Would you take advice
"from someone that you
wouldn't trade places with?"
If that mentor
or someone that you're
trying to seek guidance from
is in a lesser place than you,
or they're not doing the things,
they don't have the results
that you wanna have,
I wouldn't necessarily recommend
paying them your hard earned money
and expecting a result from it
when they haven't achieved
the result in their own lives.
It's one thing to have testimonials
and people who say that
they've gotten the results,
but I wanna also wanna see
how they've implemented it for themselves.
Having testimonials is also another thing
to really look for.
See the people who have
paid, have invested,
and what results they've gotten,
even ask for their experience.
What was it like working with this person?
Did you get everything that was promised?
Do you feel like you have
a connection with them?
Would you pay them again?
That's also a good question to ask is,
is this someone that you
continue to invest in
or did you spend this time,
you got what you needed
and then felt like that was it?
And that's also a fair question
because you could have
mentors for a season
that get you to one place,
and then the person to
get you to the next place
is a whole different mentor.
It's also important to realize that
you can have mentors for different things.
I had mentors that I hired for sales,
I have invested over $40,000
in learning how to become good at sales
and build my sales team.
I've invested in mentors
to teach me marketing.
I've invested in mentors
to teach me leadership
and management and growing my team.
Those are the things
that I needed to learn
and I wanted to learn from
people who have done it
and are succeeding and have the results,
not just for them, but
also for their clients.
I want a mentor who also cares about me.
I've had mentors that set expectations
for here's how many
calls we're gonna have,
here's how often we're gonna meet,
here's the things I'm gonna give you
and they were constantly flaking.
And unfortunately in those situations,
I would leave feeling disappointed.
So it's also really important
to have the expectation set upfront.
And if someone that you
hire or working with
isn't following those expectations,
to have a clause in your
agreement that you can leave
and there isn't gonna be any hard feelings
or any issues with refunds or
canceling your future payments
if they're not delivering.
Because I've had a few situations
that turned out disappointing
when a coach or a mentor
didn't follow through
to their expectations and deliverables,
what I look for when hiring a mentor
is I'm looking for, first of
all the expectations upfront
or how this is gonna be delivered,
and is it the right fit for me?
Am I okay with being in
a group coaching program?
Do I want something one on one?
It's also important for you
just be honest with
yourself of where you're at.
If you want someone that's one on one
and all they can provide you
is a group coaching program,
it's respectable, but also
just to make sure that
it is the right fit for what you need.
Before I even hired Alex or Russell
or any other mentors
that I've worked with,
I did my research.
I was looking at their testimonials,
I was looking at their websites,
I was watching their videos,
listening to their podcasts,
and really making sure
that I could resonate
with their message and their values.
Are my values in alignment with theirs?
Russell and Alex are both
very family oriented people.
They're driven by the impact
that they can make in the world
and they know that the profit they make
they'll reinvest into their
team, into their people,
into building their products and services
and reaching a bigger audience,
which is exactly what I want to do.
So I want to invest in mentors
that I have similar values with,
and that I also just really resonate.
And then we all have the same
mission and purpose and goal together.
So those are some of my
tips for finding a mentor
that is a good fit for you,
is an integrity and an
alignment with what you want
with what your mission is in the world.
And it's something that's inspired me
as I now begin to mentor people
that I wanna take the good
experiences that I've had,
and make sure that I'm
giving my best to the world.
And one of the things that I
just am so proud to be known for
is that I like to over deliver.
And that comes from how I've been treated
as a student, as a mentee,
as someone that I have hired mentors
and how I want to be treated,
I then put that back into how I work
with my students and my clients.
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