Long before university was the “obvious” next step, most young people were apprenticed to a master. They’d learn a trade from someone who’s been doing it for a while and was successful enough to afford to keep and train an apprentice.
These days the most we get from our normal path of schooling & work are a boatload of advisors (teachers, parents, relatives…). They sort of know how to get where you’re going (if they know at all) and can sort of steer you in the right direction. But more often than not, they’ve not been where you want to go. That is, unless you want to be a teacher or get into the family business.
In order to succeed as a bit of an unconventional person (self-employed, non-traditional jobs, etc) you need a mentor. Someone who has been where you want to go.
Of course you need to figure out where you want to go first, but once you have that nailed down, you need to find a mentor to help you on your way.
So how do you go about finding a mentor?
Jared Matthew Kessler’s book “Your Uncommon Guide to Finding the Ultimate Mentor” is the place to start.
Jared takes you through exercises and steps that help you find your mentor. This book also explains what a mentor is, why you need one, what the mentor/apprentice relationship looks like, how to find your mentor and how to cultivate that relationship.
And how is Jared such an expert?
As I’m living proof, let the compass guide you along in finding the path worth creating in living the life you choose to lead (not what someone else sold you to believe). The difference? Having a mentor instead of an advisor.
He found a mentor around 10 years ago, lifted himself out of his crummy circumstances and is now helping others find their own way with his books, blog & the Black Sheep Project.
Off to complete the exercises & find my mentor (although I have a few in mind…). How about you?
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*none of these are affiliate links… I just like what Jared’s doing & want to help!
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I created a lovely plan that would have helped me accomplish a lot this year and now I don’t even want to look at it.
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