You’ve probably heard of my good friend, mega-successful author Keith Ferrazzi, who wrote Never Eat Alone and Who’s Got Your Back.  The guy is monster famous, incredibly connected and a major A-list player.

Well, what you probably don’t know is how close he came to losing it all and sabotaging his entire future. In an article published in Inc. Magazine, this guy pulled back the curtain on his success, totally revealed himself and almost bit the dust hard.  Watch this video (it’s less than 3 minutes long):

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Did you want a copy of the article that started the whole deal? Cool — I’ll give you that, too. It’s actually really great stuff. Check it out here:

http://referralto.com/keith_ferrazzi

What’s kind of amazing is that the guy is the real deal, super talented and can definitely help you out, too.  Seriously, click on this link and grab your free copy.

Best of Success,

Stephan Iscoe

P.S. Sometimes, life throws some hellacious curve balls. This was a doozy — watch this video:

http://referralto.com/keith_ferrazzi

What To Look For In A Mentor

What is Mentoring?

Mentoring is simply the process of getting alongside people to support them in their personal, spiritual or professional development.

Mentoring takes many forms and there are many types of mentors. You can expect a mentor to be somewhere between a ‘trusted friend’, ‘a guide’ and a ‘counselor’.

Mentoring is a proven process and works well in most environments — school, professional, personal and spiritual. Most all successful people have had mentors.

Begin a mentoring program with the end in mind

Know

=> Why you want a mentor
=> What you plan to achieve through mentoring
=> How you will measure your success

When you are looking for a mentor, find someone who

=> is further along the road than you are
=> operates from the same set of values
=> you can relate well to
=> is readily available when you are

You need a mentor who

=> is available over the phone for a chat or face to face
=> is enthusiastic about the mentoring process and your development
=> will encourage you and celebrate your achievements
=> keeps you accountable to meet deadlines
=> is well connected and can help you to access other people when necessary
=> helps you to set realistic yet stretching goals with deadlines and
=> develop strategies to help you to achieve your goals
=> gives constructive feedback
=> helps you to overcome obstacles and use failure as feedback
=> is willing to share their resources with you and to help you develop your own.
=> inspires, encourages and motivates you to be and do more

Of course, some mentoring programs are better than others. Do your homework before choosing a mentoring program. Get to know your intended mentor, either personally or through their work. Talk to other people who they have mentored and ask whether they can recommend the program, and why it is worth your time, money and effort. The best proof of the benefits of a mentor program come from what the mentees have to say about it.

A good mentoring program will provide systematic training, shorten the learning process and empower you to grow and develop. That makes it a powerful tool, enabling you to reach your potential and to progress more quickly than you would on your own.

Before you get started with the mentoring process make sure you know what to expect, what is expected of you and how you will work together.

Mentoring is one of the most effective ways for you to grow and develop and become the person you want to be. It would be wise to find a mentor to help you to reach for your dreams and take the next steps.

Best of Success,
Stephan Iscoe