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Take Two Mentors And Call Me In The Morning.
Posted on April 19th, 2010 3 comments
Take Two Mentors And Call Me In The Morning.Two mentors or one? Choosing a mentor or success coach is not like ordering coffee with two sugars. One mentor at a time is the perfect way to get more things done.
As you have heard before…too many cooks spoil the soup. They all have different ways of cooking and different ways of getting things done. Mentors are no different.
How many mentors do you have? I put this question to Kevin Hogan last year and he said, “one mentor at a time” is all people need. Kevin went on to explain that if you played baseball you wouldn’t want 3 of the best coaches trying to coach you. Reason being…they all coach in a different way.
I think of Kevin Hogan as my mentor/coach for the past few years now. I put him right up there with Zig Ziglar and Brian Tracy and people that know me will tell you that is saying so much coming from me.
I can relate to what Kevin Hogan was saying. I teach Kenpo Karate and a blend of other martial arts but, I teach my way. I know Instructors that teach the same style and same techniques, but they teach them differently. I see it all the time.
Kevin Hogan’s E-zine “Coffee With Kevin” was on video last week and he addressed the same question with the same answer. (Kevin is consistent.)
I think you should pick your coach/mentor the same way you should pick your martial arts Instructor. Here we go…..
1. Don’t just go for the hype. I had a karate teacher once that said, “ I can kill you 6 times before you hit the ground.” I didn’t study with him very long…his business went under too.
2. Find the people that have a track record that can deliver.
3. Find the mentor or coach that will make you work. You have to put in the work. I coach a group of people that ask me to push them hard every week…that is what they signed on for.
4. Find a coach that cares about people.
Thanks!
R. Lynn Lane
3 responses to “Take Two Mentors And Call Me In The Morning.”
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Having more than one mentor to me would be like having more than one boss and each had their own ideas on how to do the job. Great advice.
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Vegas Boomer Dating Expert April 21st, 2010 at 02:20
Hi Lynn,
While I agree 100% about you do not want to have major team coaches whose views and priorities might conflict somewhat, I gotta ask and point out (showing I am an NHL Hockey fan) what about special teams? You know. Where you have a major primary mentor and then for sorta one off skills sets you are honing this quarter and this year, to include an additional aligned coach with a particular specialty? Or do you desire your coach simply to cover everything? I would still trot the Special Teams coach by my primary mentor so there is alignment and no conflict.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
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Great post!
Definitely one mentor at a time is the way to go to be most effective.April brings up a good point and I’d like to point out that there are times where your mentor will tell you: Go get coaching on topic X in order for you to get fine tuned coaching on one specific skill.
For instance: on a baseball team, the pitcher will get specific coaching on his body mechanics from the pitching coach. But the pitching coach will not contradict the manager or tell him how he should pitch in specifc situations in the game.
So that is entirely different than having two mentors or coaches teaching you conflicting viewpoints.
Michael
The Success Secrets
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Dale Bell April 19th, 2010 at 23:30