Monday, September 23, 2013

The Importance of Being Mentored

When you get started in a new business you need to begin on the right path. At the beginning and looking forward you can see many different paths to follow. Knowing which path is the correct one and which one leads up a blind alley is one of the many things you will have to learn.

Give it some thought, here you are at the beginning of your journey with no guidance, you have an idea of where you want to travel but have no real knowledge of how to get where you want to be. You do have aspirations to reach for success and reward but somehow you're not quite sure in which direction you need to go. Coming up with the idea is just the first step, which many people achieve this but then fail to take the next step. There are lots of options to help take this step but uncovering the right path with Mentorship can save time and money.

Those who do resolve to take that next step frequently tend to let eagerness take over and rapidly go, dashing up the first route that looks like it may lead to success. They often can be clueless about where that path might end up but are keen to do anything quickly or the desire might leave them, it also probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

Are you the person I am describing in the above scenario? Well, you are likely to be in the majority and I guess the fact you are reading this article means you are now conducting some research and are searching for some guidance.

Let's recap what may of transpired:

• Did you conduct any research? No?

• Did you produce a plan? No?

• Did you take any advice? No?

• Did you go out and buy every eBook or course you came across? Yes?

• Did you actually read and finish any of these eBooks? Some?

• Did you complete any of these internet courses? No?

• Did you spend a lot of time and effort to gain little or no results? Yes?

• Did it cost you lots of cash which you now think was wasted? Yes?

Do the majority of the questions and answers above ring true? If so, you are not alone, this is almost the standard now. Lots of people read and hear how easy it is to work from home and make a living, then start out without proper planning or research. After a few months hard work and effort the realisation dawns on them that it's not so easy, a lot of graft and little or zero reward. It's at this point they generally do one of two things.

1. Capitulate and return to their day job, suffering the financial cost.

2. Decide, they need mentorship.

The majority I'm afraid tend to go back to the day job, slightly more experienced but generally poorer. In some way, without going through the various stages of failure and disappointment, we would not learn how vital research, planning and guidance are to the success of any business.

To be able to carry out the research and planning you will probably need guidance in the form of a teacher or mentor. Here a mentor would seem more appropriate as it's really just guidance that is required.

When starting an internet business, in whatever area or niche, you should think seriously before you act. The internet is packed with pitfalls and hazards for the unwary. One of the most cost effective and sensible things to do is to find a knowledgeable and successfully mentor. You must be careful in the choice of your mentor, there are a lot of people out there masquerading as mentors, experts, gurus, or specialist, call them what you will, they will promise you the world and very often fail you.

Having said that there are the genuine articles out there, a lot of them but you need be careful how you find them. Always have a backdoor or test period; then if you find they are not helping you, you can then recover any fees you have paid.

There are a lot of companies who provide a marketplace for mentors to promote their services. The companies are able to guarantee payment methods and act as the go between, handling the payments and settling the refund if you are not happy with the service. So if you use the services of a go between for your initial sign up and payments you will have your backdoor should the service not be delivered.

Having a good mentor can really start you off on the correct path and over the years save you a lot of money, time and effort. They also as an added bonus can help you network and improve your presence on the online; this alone is worth its weight in gold. A mentor can open doors to places you normal would not be able to gain access to and if they have a forum you can contact and work with them and other members to help build a solid foundation for your new business, whatever that maybe. I know this is correct because I am lucky enough to have found one and I am benefiting right now.


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Finding good mentorship was the most important decision I made, I was lucky I believe I found the best. They have encouraged me to take that first step and start my online career, and with their help I have got organised and progressed quickly. To help people understand what mentorship is about I started a website http://winnersinnercirclereview.com . To learn more visit my blog which charts my journey so far. Information is power. Gordon Trimby.


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