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Sequence & Association: Looking at Mentors and Models

Whenever I look outside myself for guidance, I seek to
feel an experience. On the other hand, when I'm
looking for answers, I seek information. The
difference is feeling and thinking and when it comes
to mentors and models it's important to make this
distinction. A mentor is not really a source of
information; a mentor is an access point to
experience. You want to know how your mentors and
models feel about the problems they encounter so you
can learn from their experience.

My first boss was in his sixties when I started
working for him; I was in my twenties. John had built
his own business from the ground up and in his sixties
he had a thriving business with hundreds of clients.
He served as my first mentor. Sometimes he'd give me
specific information that was helpful, but rarely
information I couldn't find elsewhere. But what he
provided was both model and mentor for how to feel
about sales situations. I could look to him for
leadership in handling new accounts and he always had
a positive enthusiastic personae. His confidence
carried me through many of my first big deals.

It's amazing how much can be learned by simply
watching a person who truly knows what they're doing.
And fortunately for all of us, there are these
competent people all through society. Look for them.
You don't even have to know them or have contact with
them to learn from them. Of course, the closer you
are the more you can absorb from a models personal
energy. That's the real point of a mentor. Sure,
some mentors will open doors and help with contacts
and I don't mean to dismiss that, but in the long run,
the most important gift a mentor provides is an
emotional model. So don't look for information and
the thoughts built on sequential thinking from your
models and mentors. Absorb their positive energy and
confidence.

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