Finding a Mentor

Anthony Robbins says that success leaves clues.

One of the big differences between normal people and successful people is that they understand this and use a very powerful concept called mentoring.

When Richard Branson first set-up Virgin Airlines, one of the first things he did was to contact a man who had experience in what he was trying to do. This man was Freddie Laker, who also launched a similar airline only a few years before and had considerable experience and expertise in this field.

Two days after contact Freddie Laker, Richard Branson and Laker were having lunch together and Freddie was sharing his experience and expertise with Branson, especially concerning how to compete with British Airways.

If that meeting had not occurred, then there is little doubt that Virgin Airlines would not be as successful as it is today.

The world’s most successful people have all used mentors to improve their chances of success. Plato’s mentor was Socrates, Alexander the Great’s mentor was Aristotle and the list goes on.

Which areas of your life do you need to improve? Could you find a mentor to help you with this? Always remember that a mentor does not need to be someone who is the best in the world at something, just someone who is getting the types of results that you want to get.