Observations Why You need to ask your Mentor how and what he did what he did in his field

[trashKENNUT]

Hi Guys,

I think that on the way to become successful at anything, A lot of guys tend to overemphasize habits, and that we should follow them the rich or successful people. And yes this is true. We should follow advices since the mentors or people we aspire to be are there... But

If there's one thing i observe with Successful people, and this is true. Some of them actually give advice that while on the ears, it's good but because they in a different field, you think back and realize there's a loophole there. It's not really applicable to you


Like given an example, where a guy who writes a book and he is successful, When a person ask him a question from other fields, He (the successful guy) will tend to want to answer the question because, afterall, he is successful. But the thing is, he is successful with books, not writing music (as an example here).

So it is important for the student, to be well aware and ask how does his idol/teacher did it or observe him really well in what he does in the field. (And the teacher to know his abilities. It's a two way act.)

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[Franco]

Very good observation here, Zac.

Just because someone is successful, it doesn't mean they know everything.

If you are looking for a mentor, you need to be looking for one who has succeeded in the skill or field that YOU are looking to succeed in. Although the end result may appear to be similar to what you want (to be rich or famous, for example), how you plan on getting there should determine what mentor is best for YOU. Don't ask a rock star how to make money in financing. Likewise, don't ask a wealthy accountant how much music you need to produce to make good money.

Hopefully the reason behind this makes sense. =)

- Franco