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How to find a worthy mentor in life

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Most successful people you look at, they always had a mentor to guide them at some stage in their life. Warren Buffet had Benjamin Graham, Steve Jobs had Bill Campbell, Bill Gates had Buffet himself. Do you think it's a coincidence? Nope. A mentor is important because it lets you learn from another man's mistakes without having to commit them yourself. Who to choose as a mentor Look for someone who ticks at least three of the following criteria: Has achieved a goal that you aspire to achieve. Has his life in control - overall health, well-being a non-material source of happiness. Has earned his success and wasn't born into it. Has considerably more experience about life than you would. Is someone you can interact with, even if not on a daily basis. How to get a person to mentor you Remember, if you have to ask someone to be your mentor, they will NOT mentor you. Asking is not the way to go. Imagine this: Someone younger, more inexperienced than...

Never Settle for the Average

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Being mediocre is a crime. There, I said it. Mediocrity is boring. Mediocrity is common. Mediocrity kills individuality. And the only thing that is worse than mediocrity is SETTLING for mediocrity. What do you mean?   What went wrong? Human beings were able to evolve and separate themselves from chimps because they did not settle. they constantly evolved and improved, and here we are today. Recall the time when you were younger- 6 years old. You were a kid who was always looking to learn. Finding out something new every day. Always looking to grow - even if it meant you could get hurt. When you couldn't walk, you never gave up. It did not matter to you even if you fell down and it hurt a little. You grew older, you tried to play with kids around you - maybe you got hurt sometimes; a bruise here, a little cut there. But, That did not keep you from going back to play again the next day. When you were younger, you always wanted to be the best. The best footballe...