Thursday, June 20, 2013

What to teach your mentor - Michael Ellsberg Keith ferrazzi

What to Teach Your Mentor




Michael Ellsberg

In his Social Capitalist interview, Michael Ellsberg, author of The Education of Millionaires, discussed how to develop a relationship with your mentor. Here’s his advice on how first being of service to your mentor can strengthen those bonds.
Most people will find a mentor and think, “Can you answer my questions? Can you do this for me?” Well, surprise, surprise: These people get asked that all day. So to really standout from the pack, you systematically cultivate the mentality that instead of thinking one thing – “What can this person do for me?” – you’re thinking, “How can I add value to this person's life?”
When you are trying to connect to a mentor, you may have this idea that he or she is an “all-powerful” deity who doesn’t have any problems whatsoever. That’s actually false. We are all humans, and I guarantee you there is some area that you know more about than the mentor that you want to connect with. That person is human and has problems like everyone else.
The areas I write about in the book are the big areas people tend to want help with: money, relationships and health. So, money: obviously, business, marketing, sales, branding, leadership in a business context. But don't neglect the other two, relationships and health. You’re not going to walk up to a complete stranger and say, “Hey, my name is Michael Ellsberg, can I help you with your relationship?” But I have found that in the course of getting to know someone over time, that just being a sounding board for the real stuff people have going on in their lives – their relationships, their marriages, health issues, really vulnerable stuff – [is important.] … You know, one of Keith’s key points is the importance of vulnerability, and as you get into these conversations with people, vulnerable stuff can come up around their relationships.
If you cultivate the mentality of being there or being a support for people in those areas that are really close to their hearts, you will become an invaluable person in their sphere and they will go out of their way to help you.
To read the full transcript of Michael’s Social Capitalist interview, click here. To listen to this and other Social Capitalist podcasts, download them at iTunes.


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