Find an outstanding mentor to work with

Paul Brunson is an entrepreneur co-owned by Oprah, mentored by Ed Neff, and so forth. He has some key tips about how to get famous personalities as mentors.

Become mentee material

Time for self-reflection. It asks: Are you open, flexible, resilient and respectful? He believes that you simply need to get to this point before you ask anyone to mentor you.

Make sure the person shares your values

He wants you to be certain that that the person is compatible with you.

“Don’t just look at their awards and accolades and believe that this is the right person to guide you because you want the same things,” Brunson says. “It is very important that you know that your potential mentor shares the same values ​​as you. Values ​​are basically your guide through life. If your mentor has different values, it means he follows a different set of rules than you do, and you may consider some of them immoral or unethical.”

Spokesman for Their Work

Master of them. “Tweet their posts, comment positively on their blogs, share updates, start a discussion on LinkedIn a couple of post they posted, promote and attend live talks they provide, and the list goes on. In short, offer your unique voice, perspectives, experiences and resources to support the actions and conversations these influencers have sparked. Basically, show yourself to them in case you want them to show themselves to you.

Over time, increase your value to them

Add value to their lives. “Go beyond comments and offer ideas and refer them to new clients or companies,” Brunson continues. “What finally put me in a strong position with Ed was when I introduced him to a potential buyer of one of his businesses. This increased value will take you from someone your potential mentor sees as just a member of his audience to a member of his network.”

Don’t ask for mentoring, make an announcement

Brunson ensures you already know when the time is true and also you do not have to ask. Sounds like a successful romantic relationship. “You’ll know your relationship is in the correct place to provide formal mentoring if you do not have to “ask,” but simply say, “you’re my mentor.” I remember once I said the identical thing to Ed, we were having dinner and at the tip I just said “thank you for being such a great mentor.” It was seven years ago that we benefited from stellar guidance.