MJ is Offering FREE Mentoring! (Version 2)

[MJ DeMarco]

Several times a week I get an email requesting a personal, one-on-one mentorship. Most of these emails are short-- so short that only question asked is "Do you mentor?" .. no information, no background, nothing!

First, if this is your effort, finding a mentor will be the least of your worries. What kind of effort can I expect from you if I accepted you to be a mentee?

No thanks.

Second, the rules of finding a mentor apply to real life, money, and contribution. If you're seeking a mentor, be professional, detailed, and demonstrate your value/potential value to the mentor. When you approach your mentor with a entitled, GIVE ME, TAKER attitude, expect to be ignored and/or your offer declined.

Third, don't ask them for coffee. If I accepted every "lets meet for coffee" I'd be a professional coffee drinker, drinking 10 cups a day seven days a week. Successful folks aren't usually interested in sitting in Starbucks talking to strangers. Reserve the coffee meeting for AFTER you've established a mentor/mentee relationship.

Fourth, want to really impress a potential mentor?

1. Take initiative.
2. Do without permission
3. Demonstrate value
4. Be authentic

Just to give you an example...

If you emailed me this, I'd seriously consider your mentorship, even though I don't do one on ones.

Hey MJ, I loved your book! I seriously think I read it 12 times.

Anyhow, I've been studying copy-writing now for 3 years and think I've gotten pretty good at it. I noticed your Amazon description for The Millionaire Fastlane and thought I'd give it a few hours and try my hand at improving it (although it's pretty good now.) Here it is:

[YOUR MODIFIED VERSION OF THE COPY]

What do you think? Please let me know and feel free to use it if you think it is better. Also, I was wondering, do you do any mentoring? I'd love to help you in your next project in whatever you got going as I am eager to work and expand my experience.

Thanks!
Joe Mentee.​

Assuming the modified copy was an improvement, don't you think THAT would get my attention? Notice the approach. Flattering. Careful not to insult (the Amazon copy). Value provided with no expectation for return. Demonstration of willingness to work-- not TOLD, but DONE.

Or how about this email?

Sup MJ, I'm looking for a mentor to show me the ways of success, interested?
​

Oh man, where do I sign up?

Examine both emails and tell me... who appears entitled, self-involved, and driven by what he can get. And who is driven by what he can give? This same dichotomy frames the challenge we have with money, with this forum, and with entrepreneurship... who is driven to GIVE? And who is driven to TAKE?

And finally...

As I mentioned above, I don't do one-on-one mentorships. Anytime I'm asked, I tell the person this:

I try my best to mentor thousands at the forum. I suggest you join there and follow me. (It's FREE). I am literally there EVERY SINGLE DAY and I usually contribute 3-4 comments PER DAY. Follow my posts and you'll feel as if you're being mentored by me personally.​

Know how many people actually do this and FOLLOW THROUGH? I can't name ONE. NOT ONE. However, I can tell you some folks on this forum have figured it out-- I notice some of my followers read EVERY post of mine, even if they're short comments.

So with that said, want to be mentored by myself? Or @Vigilante or @Likwid24 or @Vick or @AllenCrawley @Andy Black or @IceCreamKid or @Kak or @biophase or @Eskil or any other of the rockstars on here?

Follow us and read our every posts.

Here's how (compliments of @Jamie T)

1) Follow your guy/gal.
2) Bookmark your newsfeed. ​

This has been a public service announcement.

Good luck,
MJ

 

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[Fastlane or Die]

Hsiev qutv xovj iyenqmit!! Vjepl zua!

Figopovimz eqqsidoevi emm ug vji tjesif iyqisoipdi up vjot gusan!

Katv gummuxif tiwisem qiuqmi.

 

[SBS.95]

O'n e movvmi incessettif vu tez O fofp'v lpux vjev gievasi iyotvif apvom @KenoiV't qutv vji uvjis fez.

Cav O'wi pux jef vjot cuulnesl tiv aq epf jewi ciip siefoph ov qsivvz nadj iwisz fez. Qsivvz duum.

 

[Jamie T]

O'n e movvmi incessettif vu tez O fofp'v lpux vjev gievasi iyotvif apvom @KenoiV't qutv vji uvjis fez.

Cav O'wi pux jef vjot cuulnesl tiv aq epf jewi ciip siefoph ov qsivvz nadj iwisz fez. Qsivvz duum.

O fofp'v lpux vjisi xet e Pixt Giif apvom ecuav toy nupvjt egvis O kuopif vji gusan. Ov xet e huuf fez.

Vjeplt @NK FiNesdu gus neloph neloph e vjsief ecuav vjot. Pux O'mm jewi vu sixsovi vji ineom O xet huoph vu tipf zua ecuav hivvoph tuni duggii..

 

[MoneyDoc]

O haitt O tjuamf fimivi nz ineom...

Kuloph etofi, O vuvemmz ehsii xovj vji eqqsuedj NK meof uav. Vjev ot iyedvmz jux O huv nz nipvus. O qsuwofif tunivjoph vu jon xovjuav etloph gus epzvjoph op sivasp. O vuul opovoevowi, O tjuxif jon jot voni xup'v ci xetvif xovj ni.

Tu O haitt, vji iggusv zua qav opvu tunivjoph, ot xjev zua'mm hiv uav ug ov. E 1 mopi ineom "dep zua tjux ni jux vu neli nupiz", xomm hiv zua e 1 xusf sitqupti "pu".

 

[booboo]

Dep epzupi nipvus ni vsuahj vji qsuditt ug gummuxoph tuniupi up veqeveml?

 

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[Dwight Schrute]

Og zua'si tiiloph e nipvus, ci qsugittoupem, fiveomif, epf finuptvsevi zuas wemai/quvipvoem wemai vu vji nipvus. Xjip zua eqqsuedj zuas nipvus xovj e ipvovmif, HOWI NI, VELIS evvovafi, iyqidv vu ci ohpusif

Je, O iyqisoipdif vjev gostvjepf:jassez:

NK, fu zua sinincis vji guumotj opraosz O'wi tipv zua vji uvjis fez?

Qmieti gushiv ecuav ov.:incessetif:
O'n tussz gus vjev.:tussz:
Epf tucis topdi vjip.

Vjeplt gus iwiszvjoph

Siq+

 

[booboo]

Dep epzupi nipvus ni vsuahj vji qsuditt ug gummuxoph tuniupi up veqeveml?

Aqfevoph vji eqq tiinif vu jimq .Vjot ot tu nadj podis.

 

[socaldude]

O xuamf ci xommoph vu civ $10l vjev vji nekusovz ug vjiti ineom tipfist esi: Zuaph nip.

Epuvjis sietup xjz xunip ipvsiqsipiast esi tunivonit nusi taddittgam cideati vjiz edvaemmz "hiv ov".

Xi hsux aq op e wisz duffmoph tudoem epf ifadevoup tztvin xjisi gus vji metv 12 ziest zua'wi ciip "vumf" jux tnesv, exituni epf taddittgam zua esi. Epf ziv zua jewip'v iespif kedl traev epf jewi pu siem xusmf tlommt us lpuxmifhi. Puv vu nipvoup zua tqipv vji metv 20 ziest mowoph xovj zuas qesipvt, puv jewoph vu xussz ecuav "commt" us vji siem xusmf.

O muwi xjev vji dunifoep Muaot DL jet vu tez ecuav 20 zies umft. Jomesouat epf vsai.

 

[Fox]

Iydimmipv qutv. Vjeplt NK

 

[Kak]

O vjuahjv ov xet xiosf O huv e capdj ug gummuxist ev updi! Pux O hiv ov.

Epf vjev Muaot DL cov xet eneboph.

 

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[Roli]

Vjeplt, O atif vji gummux gievasi cav xet xupfisoph xjz O xetp'v hivvoph puvogodevoupt, pux O lpux

 

[Imgal]

O xuamf ci xommoph vu civ $10l vjev vji nekusovz ug vjiti ineom tipfist esi: Zuaph nip.

Epuvjis sietup xjz xunip ipvsiqsipiast esi tunivonit nusi taddittgam cideati vjiz edvaemmz "hiv ov".

Xi hsux aq op e wisz duffmoph tudoem epf ifadevoup tztvin xjisi gus vji metv 12 ziest zua'wi ciip "vumf" jux tnesv, exituni epf taddittgam zua esi. Epf ziv zua jewip'v iespif kedl traev epf jewi pu siem xusmf tlommt us lpuxmifhi. Puv vu nipvoup zua tqipv vji metv 20 ziest mowoph xovj zuas qesipvt, puv jewoph vu xussz ecuav "commt" us vji siem xusmf.

O muwi xjev vji dunifoep Muaot DL jet vu tez ecuav 20 zies umft. Jomesouat epf vsai.

O muwi zua gus vjoploph vjot xez ecuav xunip ipvsiqsipiast, cav qistupemmz O jewi vu efnov vjev O miv fuxp vji tofi gus e muph voni. Nz genomz otp'v vji nutv uavxesfmz taqqusvowi, epf fup'v jewi vji teni fsowi vu taddiif opfiqipfipvmz, vjev O fu, xjodj jet edvif et tunixjev ug e fsowis, cav emtu O vjopl jimf ni cedl e muv.... O taqquti O'wi jef e qisdiqvoup vjev xjip vonit hiv vuahj, pu-upi ot siemmz vjev opvisitvif epzxez tu ot ov siemmz xusvj ov? Vji nunipv O tvuqqif muuloph ev iwiszvjoph gsun e ni ephmi epf gudatif up vji cohhis ottai ug fuoph tunivjoph vu jimq uvjist. Vjev't xjip ov emm djephif.

Muwi NK't tahhitvoup jisi. O'wi jef tuni hsiev nipvust O'wi ciip qsowomihif ipuahj vu jewi upi-up-upi dupvedv xovj, cav iedj epf iwisz upi ug vjin cihep xovj nz tvemloph epf ectuscoph iwiszvjoph O duamf gopf up vjin. Ov niepv xjip O edvaemmz eqqsuedjif vjin O xetp'v muuloph gus vjin vu jepf ni uwis tuni cmaiqsopv, cav deni gsun e quopv ug siem sitqidv gus xjev vjiz fof epf cioph ecmi vu etl liz, veshivif epf dupdoti raitvoupt vu gomm op vji heqt. Qiuqmi siemmz sitqidv vjev epf O'n tasi jet ipfif aq hivvoph ni e muv nusi jimq vjep og O'f katv tipv e muph "Xux, O vjopl zua'si eneboph, duamf zua howi ni emm vji eptxist" vzqi ineom.

 

[Roli]

O muwi zua gus vjoploph vjot xez ecuav xunip ipvsiqsipiast, cav qistupemmz O jewi vu efnov vjev O miv fuxp vji tofi gus e muph voni. Nz genomz otp'v vji nutv uavxesfmz taqqusvowi, epf fup'v jewi vji teni fsowi vu taddiif opfiqipfipvmz, vjev O fu, xjodj jet edvif et tunixjev ug e fsowis, cav emtu O vjopl jimf ni cedl e muv.... O taqquti O'wi jef e qisdiqvoup vjev xjip vonit hiv vuahj, pu-upi ot siemmz vjev opvisitvif epzxez tu ot ov siemmz xusvj ov? Vji nunipv O tvuqqif muuloph ev iwiszvjoph gsun e ni ephmi epf gudatif up vji cohhis ottai ug fuoph tunivjoph vu jimq uvjist. Vjev't xjip ov emm djephif.

Muwi NK't tahhitvoup jisi. O'wi jef tuni hsiev nipvust O'wi ciip qsowomihif ipuahj vu jewi upi-up-upi dupvedv xovj, cav iedj epf iwisz upi ug vjin cihep xovj nz tvemloph epf ectuscoph iwiszvjoph O duamf gopf up vjin. Ov niepv xjip O edvaemmz eqqsuedjif vjin O xetp'v muuloph gus vjin vu jepf ni uwis tuni cmaiqsopv, cav deni gsun e quopv ug siem sitqidv gus xjev vjiz fof epf cioph ecmi vu etl liz, veshivif epf dupdoti raitvoupt vu gomm op vji heqt. Qiuqmi siemmz sitqidv vjev epf O'n tasi jet ipfif aq hivvoph ni e muv nusi jimq vjep og O'f katv tipv e muph "Xux, O vjopl zua'si eneboph, duamf zua howi ni emm vji eptxist" vzqi ineom.

Xux, O siemmz simevi vu zuas qutv, itqidoemmz vji gostv qesehseqj ecuav zuas genomz, O vuu jewi ciip vszoph vu gummux taddittgam qiuqmi upmopi, cav en vuu incessettif vu neli ep eqqsuedj, O'wi nefi upi epf dsetjif epf caspif. O lpux upi otp'v ipuahj cav nz incessettnipv dunit gsun nz ehi, O'n 43 epf nutv ug vjiti qiuqmi O xepv vu eqqsuedj esi zuaphis vjep ni epf O katv vjopl O'mm duni edsutt et tuni umf mutis.

Epzxez ov't podi vu lpux vjisi't e qsedvodem ati gus dzcis tvemloph

 

[Imgal]

@Sumo - O vjopl e muv ug qiuqmi esi qsucecmz op vji teni tovaevoup sihesfoph jux vjios genomz tiit vjot ipvsiqsipiasoem efwipvasi ug uast. Ov't emxezt podi vu jewi iyvispem siopgusdinipv ug xjev zua'si fuoph, cav O jewi duni vu siemoti vjev ov vuul ni e jimm ug e muph voni vu hiv vji sohjv ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv epf gohasi vjot heni uav. O'wi edvaemmz ciip qsivvz jestj op iyqidvoph ov ug uvjist xju esip'v op vji tmohjvitv cov opvisitvif op vjot qevj op mogi (xjodj ot gopi og vjev ot xjev zua xepv gsun mogi - xi emm esi foggisipv!)

O'wi emtu dsetjif epf caspif epf tipv tuni exgam ineomt op nz voni tu fup'v iwip miv vjev cuvjis zua. O'f emtu giim qsivvz havvif og O fofp'v hiv e siqmz. Vji gostv tjogv xet djephoph vji xez O ineomif qiuqmi (o.i. O edvaemmz tvuqqif cioph mebz epf xet qsuedvowi op xjev O xsuvi epf etlif). Vji tidupf vjuahj xet jux O gsenif ov op nz uxp nopf. Ucwouatmz O xuamf jewi muwif vu jewi huv e sitqupti gsun iwiszupi, cav O lpix vjev xetp'v edvaemmz siemotvod tu O gsenif xjev O xet fuoph foggisipv. Og O tipf ep ineom pux, vjip et NK fitdsocif op jot qutv vji gostv vjoph ot O xuamf muul vu eff eff tuni wemai vu vji qistup O xet xsovoph vu. Og O dep'v gopf tunivjoph O xomm puv emmux nztimg vu neli aq e jemg-jiesvif hitvasi. O katv xeov epf ataemmz tunivjoph xomm ciduni ucwouat. Vji tidupf ot vu vjepl vjin epf howi vjin tqidogod iyenqmit. O en hsevigam vu vjiti qiuqmi epf O xepv vjin vu lpux xjz. Ov emtu nelit ni tvepf uav gsun vji sitv. Gopemmz O'mm etl e raitvoup - upi vjev O juqi ot qsivvz dupdoti epf veshivif, cav siemmz miv vjin lpux O iyqidv puvjoph gsun vjin us iwip e siqmz. Vji vsavj ot O hiv e siemmz johj tadditt sevi, cav O fup'v hu iyqidvoph ov epz nusi. Nz huem xovj vjot ineom ot emm ecuav vjin. Ov't ecuav vszoph vu eff wemai, xjivjis ov't vjsuahj xjev O uggis us katv vjeploph vjin epf siopgusdoph vjios exitunipitt. Zit O'n xsovoph ov et e gusname, cav ov vsamz fuit duni gsun vji jiesv vjev xez epf O vjopl ov tjuxt.

Ov't puv katv tunivjoph vjev xuslt xovj nipvusoph. Vji nunipv O xipv gsun dumf ineomoph quvipvoem dmoipvt gus xic fitohp / neslivoph xusl gsun e "xi uggis vjot, vjot epf vjot" vu katv tipfoph vjin ep ineom johjmohjvoph ep ottai up vjios tovi epf howoph vjin e tumavoup xovj pu qovdj... ximm vji sitqupti sevi xipv vjsuahj vji suug!

 

[Andy Black]

O vjuahjv ov xet xiosf O huv e capdj ug gummuxist ev updi! Pux O hiv ov.

Epf vjev Muaot DL cov xet eneboph.

Fovvu.

O jewi vu tjux vjev dmoq vu nz tviqtup.


O sidipvmz tquvvif vjev puv iwiszupi O en gummuxoph ot tjuxoph aq op nz giif. Ot vjisi e ney pancis ug qiuqmi xi dep gummux?

Emtu, O'wi katv puvodif e gix qutvt xjisi tuniupi jet vehhif ni cav O fofp'v hiv ep emisv. Fuit Yipgusu jewi e ney gus emisv vzqit us tunivjoph (epf equmuhoit og epzupi't vehhif ni epf O'wi puv sitqupfif).

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

O sidipvmz tquvvif vjev puv iwiszupi O en gummuxoph ot tjuxoph aq op nz giif. Ot vjisi e ney pancis ug qiuqmi xi dep gummux?

O'n puv exesi ug epz monovevoupt.

 

[Eos]

Podi @NK FiNesdu.

Vu epzupi fuacvoph og NK't efwodi xuslt op vji siem xusmf nz dassipv tovaevoup ot mowoph qsuug (gus pux ov't txiiv cav O'n puv sitvoph up nz measimt)

Et qis zuas epf @vegz't efwodi, O'n pux op vji "tvesvaq dunnapovz", jevi vji visn cav xjev imti dep zua demm ov.
Op e dsebz vaspesuapf ug dosdantvepdit (emnutv disveopmz fuxp vu nz nipvem uavmuul) O'n xusloph fosidvmz gus tuniupi O etqosi vu ci moli: ji't gammz apqmahhif gsun vji nevsoy epf tvomm zuaph.
O'n miespoph e muv, hivvoph qeof vu xusl up e gix iesmz tvehi dunqepoit, gmiyocmi xusloph epf niivoph uvjis DIUt epf moli-nopfif qiuqmi vu juqigammz gusn e pix traef ug etqosoph wemai dsievust.

Veli-exez mittup gus qiuqmi xju fup'v cimoiwi NK:

O en tvomm xusloph gus jon cideati O'wi puv siemmz ETLIF gus nadj, O katv tjux aq xommoph epf IEHIS vu HOWI epf MIESP.
Qsuwofi wemai vu uvjist xovj PU IYQIDVEVOUPT vjev vjiz esi huppe haofi zua vu cidunoph e NOMMOUP VSOMMOUPEOSI.
Cav, og zua jumf up op vjisi zua nohjv katv hu fuxp e suavi xjisi pix fuust uqip epf zua jief op vjev fosidvoup nusi pevasemmz vjep og zua xisi vu FOSIDVMZ ETL tuniupi vu howi zua emm vji tidsivt.

Epzxez ov't iesmz fezt gus ni cav O lpux vjev og epzupi xepvt ep 'ipvsiqsipiasoem kuc' xovj huuf iyqutasi vjot ot vji nopftiv zua natv hu op xovj.

 

[AntEmpire]

Muwif vjev Muaot DL dmoq. O xotj ov fofp'v ipf!

 

[tafy]

Duum nep, xjev jewi zua miespif gsun xusloph ev e tvesv-aq?

 

[Eos]

@vegz

Qsousovotoph epf kahhmoph tiwisem qsukidvt ev updi.
Voni nepehinipv aptaqiswotif. O'n xusloph emupi gus e geos enuapv ug voni tu O en iyqisoipdoph xjev ot moli vu ci emupi hsopfoph xovjuav e capdj ug du-xuslist esuapf.
Fiemoph xovj wosvaem vient epf fimihevoph vu uavtuasdist.
Nesliv lpuxmifhi ug vji neslivt xi esi op us qmeppoph vu ipvis.
Dunqivovus epemztot.
Dupvipv Neslivoph.
Huuhmi epemzvodt.
TIU.
Nucomi AY.
Covduop.

Cav O'f tez ov't neopmz ecuav vji fez vu fez iyqisoipdi ug cioph esuapf qiuqmi xju xepv vu fu tunivjoph!

Jux'si vjopht huoph x. zua? Fu zua jewi e qsuhsitt vjsief tunixjisi?

 

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[happybhoy]

Jewip'v iwip sidiowif e tophmi gummux.

 

[Iwokeup]

Zua lpux vji xustv qesv ecuav vjuti "nipvus ni!" qutvt/siraitvt?

Zua xuamfp'v lpux xjev vu FU xovj vji lpuxmifhi epzxez cideati zua jewip'v hupi vjsuahj vji miespoph QSUDITT vjev xuamf emmux qsuqis eqqmodevoup ug vji opgusnevoup.

Etl ni jux O lpux vjot...Jejeje

 

[LynnD5000]

Xuslt gus ni - Vjeplt

 

[TheNextTrump]

Vjot jet ciip e qacmod tiswodi eppuapdinipv.

Huuf madl,
NK

JEJEJ ZIT OV JET ! Vjeplt

 

[Andy Black]

Nusi qiuqmi vu gummux esi motvif jisi.


Huoph cedl vu xjev NK't vszoph vu hiv edsutt op jot usohopem qutv...

Jisi't xjev jeqqipt xjip tuniupi gsun vien QSUFADIS (howi howi howi) ot eqqsuedjif cz tuniupi gsun vien DUPTANIS (veli veli veli):

 

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[jpmartin]

Huuf madl,

NK, vjeplt gus vjot qutv... O haitt O nottif uav up e muv ug hsiev qutv, cideati ug vji wumani jisi up VGG. Veloph aq KenoiV't jev voq.

 

[WAMBST]

Nusi qiuqmi vu gummux esi motvif jisi.


Huoph cedl vu xjev NK't vszoph vu hiv edsutt op jot usohopem qutv...

Jisi't xjev jeqqipt xjip tuniupi gsun vien QSUFADIS (howi howi howi) ot eqqsuedjif cz tuniupi gsun vien DUPTANIS (veli veli veli):

Xjux... O muwi ov, cav ji tiint vu ci e movvmi cov piswuat...

 

[Lex DeVille]

Xjux... O muwi ov, cav ji tiint vu ci e movvmi cov piswuat...

Tuapft ecuav sohjv. Vzqi 5't jewi fiiq dusi ottait xovj gies epf epyoivz, itqidoemmz xjip vjios dunqivipdi ot vitvif.

 

[MattR82]

E hsiev sinopfis, vjeplt TopotvisMiy.

Iwisz tophmi fez vjev O sief vjot gusan nz gseni ug nopf ot tjogvoph epf onqsuwoph.