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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Biggest Mistake I Made In My Life

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

When you ask someone for help you become an investment of that person. Not having mentors was the biggest mistake I made in my life. Now I always have at least three mentors and when I ask them for help, I am very concise with my ask. What do you have mentors for? Text me at (949) 298-2905 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Best thing you to do is ask for help because if you ask for help become an investment of that person.

0:04.3

This is entrepreneurs the playbook.

0:07.2

The biggest mistake that I made in my life is not having mentors.

0:10.9

And don't pick your mentors, you know, conveniently.

0:16.0

Meaning, hey, you know, I like this guy or this person is my teacher.

0:20.9

To me, mentorship is the accelerator of all accelerators because if you're particular in what

0:28.7

you want you should find someone that's already in that situation, right?

0:35.0

And you have at least three people and don't be afraid to ask for help.

0:39.2

The biggest compliment that I get there today is you guys showing up and giving me your time and

0:44.0

meanwhile everyone's amazed that I give an hour of my time but to me it's people

0:50.3

ask oh can you help me with this I admire you can you help me with this? I admire you, can you help me with this?

0:54.7

I've always taken that as a huge compliment.

0:57.3

So you're complimenting someone

0:59.2

when you ask them for mentorship.

1:01.7

Also be very specific about to ask, right? When I ask, you know, big time guys to

1:08.1

mentor me, I'm very specific. I'm like, I want you to mention me on your relationship with money.

1:13.0

I need your cell phone. I will be very concise. I'll call, text or email you with a specific question.

1:20.0

I'll make it very easy for you.

1:22.0

But you know answering those quick questions can change

1:25.2

your entire life also by asking for mentorship you become an investment of that person

1:30.3

right Ben Franklin his autobiography wrote best you can do is ask for help.

1:34.0

Because if you ask for help, you become an investment of that person.

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