How to find a mentor
Sports Motivation Podcast
Niyi Sobo
4.9 • 767 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2016
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
When it comes to finding the right mentor, you must consider these important questions. At the end of the day, you're in complete control of building your true identity. With that being said, you may need to evaluate your current sources of wisdom. Take notes... Take ACTION!
Episode 110 Time Stamps:
(2:31) Your environment deeply affects what you think and how you act
(4:11) No one is immune to the power of your environment
(7:00) A reality check, about your current surroundings
(8:40) Willingness, and a commitment to growing at a fast rate = a dominant athlete's best trait
(11:03) The essential qualities of a mentor
(13:46) There are no exceptions for "blind" advice
(15:21) The proper mindset to have before seeking a mentor...
(15:28) Assume that it's better to learn from those who've done it already
(16:16) A mentor isn't someone who tells you what to do. YOU are the decision-maker.
(17:05) What a mentor is, in my opinion
(17:50) There's no human that's inherently 'better' than you
(19:12) Don't think that people are 'perfect'
(20:00) A mentor is an influencer of your standards; not a creator
(21:22) Family and friends shouldn't naturally become your mentor
(22:10) Not everything that a good mentor does, should be emulated
(23:15) HOW TO FIND A MENTOR
(23:29) #1: Identify specific areas and skills that you want to master
(24:16) #2: Research the top 3 prospective mentors in your category (globally)
(24:46) #3: Buy their books or programs, and learn as much as possible
(25:20) #3.5: Identify the top 3 prospective mentors in your category (in your area)
(25:55) PRO TIP: Put their skills into practice and share your results with them
(27:41) #4: Repetition! | "50th Law" by Robert Greene & 50 Cent
(29:22) Identify a current mentor, and evaluate these questions...
(30:05) Why do you listen to your current mentor?
(30:45) What have they done, that YOU want to do?
(31:04) What's their advice/perspective coming from?
(32:06) Do they deserve to sound as sure as they are?
(32:22) What are their 'fruits'?
DISCOVER
Today's blog post can be found here: Episode #110 Blog
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Robert Greene & 50 Cent's book: "50th Law"
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| 0:00.0 | Could you benefit from building supreme confidence? What would change for you if you played your best when under pressure? |
| 0:05.9 | What's it costing you to not have the confidence, the poise, and skill to execute when your team needs you most? |
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| 0:21.7 | You'll also find out how you can apply these to your career today so that you can start to speed |
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| 0:36.9 | You'll be learning exactly what I teach my high performance professional athletes and clients about what it |
| 0:41.8 | takes to dominate. Again, I'm not you.com for slash dominate under pressure. |
| 0:48.8 | If you try to get right, then you listen to my dad. He's a beast. |
| 0:59.8 | And if you don't want to listen to him, okay, okay, you don't want to get successful. |
| 1:03.6 | If you ain't trying to dominate, man, they go listen to something else. |
| 1:10.1 | Welcome, athletes, top performers, and all those looking to gain that killer instinct, |
| 1:11.6 | that edge you need to dominate in any environment. |
| 1:13.4 | This is the Sports Motivation podcast, and I'm your host, Niyu Shobo. |
| 1:18.6 | I play ball and succeeded at the highest levels, and I'm now committed to showing you |
| 1:23.6 | how you can accomplish the ambitious goals and visions that you have. |
| 1:28.3 | This podcast is designed to teach you high-level strategy, not just fluff and hype. |
| 1:33.7 | This will cut to the core if you let it. |
| 1:36.0 | And by taking action on the practical and next-level advice I share, you will see results. |
| 1:41.9 | Expect that. |
| 1:43.2 | Expect to be more confident. Expect to be more focused. Expect to be more confident. |
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