Who Are My Current Mentors?- Here Are Just 3 Of Them

 

Today’s post is going to cover who are my current mentors.  In the previous post, we talked about why you should have multiple mentors (you can read that post HERE).  As I mentioned, I wanted to share with you some of my current mentors, and why I chose them.

Now, if I went through all the mentors I currently have in my life, I might as well write a book rather than a blog post.  So for today, I am going to cover just three of my mentors.

I will focus on just “virtual” mentors, so that is easier to understand why I chose them, without having to go through my personal relationships with them, as I have formed with some of my other mentors.

As I previously mentioned, you do not need to know someone personally to consider them a mentor.  Many of today’s top leaders have a platform used for sharing their knowledge.  This may consist of blogs, books, newsletters, podcasts, videos, group coaching programs, etc.

By following those people who you feel can add value to your life, you can establish that mentor relationship through these various platforms.  Once you find someone who really resonates with you, and you want to gain a deeper understanding of the knowledge they possess, you can reach out to them and build a more personal relationship through one on one coaching or mastermind experiences.

The three mentors I will discussing today are in the business, personal development, and location independent lifestyle aspects of my life.  They are Mike Dillard, Tony Robbins, and Pat Flynn.

Let’s go through them one at a time.

1) Mike Dillard

The reason I chose Mike Dillard as one of my mentors is for one simple reason:  He knows how to build a massive audience by creating extreme value for his community.  In doing so, he has built a list of customers that are hungry for anything he has to offer.  As my business models shift, and I begin focusing more on creating a location independent lifestyle, it is clear to me that building a good list of customers is the lifeblood of sustainability.

Well, at least that is what I thought before I began following Mike.

It turns out, that building a list of customers is fine if you want to have mediocre results.  If you want to build a true business, one that is able to impact people’s lives, you need to create a list of fans.

Scratch that, you need to create a list of raving fans.

Actually, you need to build a community, a tribe, if you will.

In order to do this you need to bring MASSIVE value to people in order to build a business for yourself that can become your legacy.

I learned this by reading Mike’s book: Magnetic Sponsoring (you can click HERE to learn more about the book, and order a copy.  This is an affiliate link, so even though it won’t cost you any more money, I may earn a small commission from it).

 

From there, I began listening to his podcasts and his messages really resonated with me.  Then I found out Mike Dillard offered a mentorship program.  When I saw the line up of some of the guests who shared their knowledge in the course, I decided to sign up for it.  This program has given me incredible insight, and some very actionable steps I am currently using in various business projects.

You can learn more about Mike Dillard by visiting his website HERE.

2)  Tony Robbins:

When it comes to personal development, Tony Robbins is hard to beat.  I became of fan of Tony by reading his books.  However, it wasn’t until going to a live event called “Unleash The Power Within,” that I became a believer.  During that event, i did a lot of introspection, and began to gain a better understanding of who I am as a person.

Hell, I even walked on fire!

One of the key principles I came away with after the seminar is it only takes a tiny one millimeter shift in thoughts and actions to get incredible results.  Since then I have done my best to implement these small shifts in every aspect of my life.

3) Pat Flynn:

As many of you already know, my top goal in life is to create a location independent lifestyle.

I wrote a post about it awhile back.  You can read the post HERE.

As I began my research on the best way to create this lifestyle, I came across Pat’s website, SMART PASSIVE INCOME.  Pat has created a very lucrative online business for himself.  A lot of what Pat teaches is about creating passive (or mostly passive) income online.  Through his success, he has created multiple streams of income as well.  These include podcasts, books, public speaking, and masterminds, just to name a few.

Pat is very transparent in everything he does.  The one thing that really resonated with me though, is his sincerity.  You can see it by the way he writes his blog.  You can definitely hear it come through in his podcasts.  Not to mention, Pat is very motivating, especially because he shares his income reports on his blog.  This gives you a glimpse of not only what is possible, but it also gives you benchmarks to strive for.  Below is a screenshot of his most recent income report:

 

 

As you can see, Pat Flynn made over $1 MILLION in net profits over the last twelve months!

And yet, he is still one of the most humble human being on the internet.

 

After seeing the reasons behind why I chose these mentors, I am sure you can why having multiple mentors is important.  These are only three of the current mentors in my life.  I am constantly adding new ones, as well as removing those whom the value well has run dry on.

Who are some of your mentors, and why did you choose them?