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I have a story that follows this idea of a "perfect mentor". There was a guy locally in my old hometown that owned over 5,000 mobile homes. Guy was raking in millions a month. My dad knew him personally, as we ran all the internet cables and networking stuff in his new building he purchased. For years and years we ran cables at this guys various business and we were the first person to call when a computer was infected etc, so we were trusted with the backend of his business. I was always around and admired how simple the guy was, Looking at him, you couldn't tell that he was worth millions. I decided one day after reading TMF that i'd give him a call and see if he would mentor me.
I called and he answered, I basically said "I'm X Guys son, and we help manage your internet and servers, I'd like to ask you questions about how you became so successful in life, and i'd like to buy you lunch." And he simply burst out laughing and said "No one has ever called to ask me what made me successful, and I certainly don't do "lunch" with anyone... come on down to my office on friday." At this point I was pretty scared that I might've messed up.
Friday came and I walked into his office and sat down. He told me about how he just acquired one property at a time and kicked people out when they didn't pay so the next could come in. He told me how he'd built something so large he wouldn't even know how to get out of it if he wanted to. He also told me the names of people and companies of other local guys who might be willing to teach me a thing or two. Some were owners of gas companies, and some were owners of other super mega corporations. He offered to introduce me.
But the only real advice he had to me directly was to not make money the major priority, to provide something to people first, and then he told me he wished me luck on my en-devours and to get out of his office and make something of myself, because if i keep doing what I'm doing now, i'll be successful.
My point with this story is I thought he was THE PERFECT MENTOR, but he wasn't. He didn't want a kid who was 18 at the time to pester him daily. He just wanted to sit in a boat and fish all day with his grand kids as he told me.
But he did teach me about going for what I want. He taught me how to be resourceful when times are slim, and taught me to stand up for what I want in life. If I want it, I have to go get it. He opened so many doors for me. Due to him, I moved across the country and sought after other mentors who also changed my life for the better.
There is no perfect mentor out there, just the one that's best for you at this current time. These mentors are just people, and if you go in thinking they're perfect, you're bound to be disappointed.
Edit: The other thing to note, was that in the things he was telling me, were opportunities that I never pursued.
I called and he answered, I basically said "I'm X Guys son, and we help manage your internet and servers, I'd like to ask you questions about how you became so successful in life, and i'd like to buy you lunch." And he simply burst out laughing and said "No one has ever called to ask me what made me successful, and I certainly don't do "lunch" with anyone... come on down to my office on friday." At this point I was pretty scared that I might've messed up.
Friday came and I walked into his office and sat down. He told me about how he just acquired one property at a time and kicked people out when they didn't pay so the next could come in. He told me how he'd built something so large he wouldn't even know how to get out of it if he wanted to. He also told me the names of people and companies of other local guys who might be willing to teach me a thing or two. Some were owners of gas companies, and some were owners of other super mega corporations. He offered to introduce me.
But the only real advice he had to me directly was to not make money the major priority, to provide something to people first, and then he told me he wished me luck on my en-devours and to get out of his office and make something of myself, because if i keep doing what I'm doing now, i'll be successful.
My point with this story is I thought he was THE PERFECT MENTOR, but he wasn't. He didn't want a kid who was 18 at the time to pester him daily. He just wanted to sit in a boat and fish all day with his grand kids as he told me.
But he did teach me about going for what I want. He taught me how to be resourceful when times are slim, and taught me to stand up for what I want in life. If I want it, I have to go get it. He opened so many doors for me. Due to him, I moved across the country and sought after other mentors who also changed my life for the better.
There is no perfect mentor out there, just the one that's best for you at this current time. These mentors are just people, and if you go in thinking they're perfect, you're bound to be disappointed.
Edit: The other thing to note, was that in the things he was telling me, were opportunities that I never pursued.
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