Ultimate Blog Challenge - Day 7
Having a mentor can give you an edge that differentiates you
from your peers and/or your competition. A mentor can help shorten your
learning curve, open your mind to new ideas & possibilities, identify
opportunities and advise on how to promote yourself. They would be a person who believes in
you and as a result a lot of people have gone further than they thought they
could because someone else thought they could.
In this day and age a mentor doesn’t necessarily have to be
someone you know or who is even alive. You can read books on your mentor of
choice or follow someone on the internet to get a feel for who they are and how
they conduct their business.
I have two mentors that I have never met but I am a faithful
follower of their work. I met them on an online coaching program and began to
absorb their message like a sponge. I follow them on twitter, read &
advocate their bestselling book, and participate in their private facebook page.
After awhile we started to communicate privately and have now had a couple of
phone conversations. We plan to meet sometime this year when I go to New York.
I’ve decided that I would also like Lee Daniels to be my
mentor. I’m fascinated by the fact that he wears pajamas while directing his films.
Some say he does that because of something about “birthing his projects”. I read another article that said he started wearing
his PJs when he had no clean clothes to wear to work. I actually saw him wearing pajama bottoms with
a sweater at a Gladys Knight concert. Either way, it’s just quirky enough to
get my attention. Being directed by someone in that outfit everyday could definitely
make me feel free enough to go all out in exploring whatever character I was
portraying at the time.
If you could choose anyone in the world, who would be your mentor?
A mentor also opens doors to connect you to other professionals and opportunities!
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