What is a mentor?
A mentor is a person with more entrepreneurial business
experience than you possess who becomes someone you can
trust over a period of time.
You may wonder why having a Home Based Business Mentor is
important for the development of your online business. You
may have friends and family that you respect their opinion
for certain areas in your life but not necessarily for your
business. That's where a Mentor can help guide you in the
right direction for your business ventures.
If you are an entrepreneur and have dreams of running a
highly successful business, I would highly recommend that
you go out and find one. It's not easy to find a good
Mentor but they are out there and are willing to work with
you to build you a successful Home Based Online Business.
When I found mine it made a world of difference in my
approach to having an online Internet business. It has made
a huge difference in my success on the Internet and when
you find yours you will start having the success that you
want for your business.
You might be asking yourself at this point, so how do I
find a Mentor?
It's not always an easy task but one worth researching for
the future success of your business.
Here are a few key characteristics to look for in a Mentor:
1) Do they share the same values that you do?
2) Make sure you have good rapport with this person and are
willing to listen to them, even if it is something you may
not want to hear.
3) Do they have similar goals that you have for your
business?
4) Are they willing to use their energy and time with you?
(Assuming you don't waste their time)
You may be thinking "Why would someone want to Mentor me,
for free?" The answer to this, most of the time, is by
helping and guiding you to build a profitable business,
this helps them build their business at the same time. So
it's a win, win situation.
Here are some points to ponder about the benefits of having
a Mentor:
* They have the entrepreneurial experience that you don't
have.
* They provide this experience to you for "free."
* They expand your networking world because they may put
you in touch with other experienced people you would have
never had the opportunity to work with.
* You will develop a long term and trusted relationship
over time.
* You will end up with a highly successful home based
business.
Once you find your Mentor for your business, I am assuming
you want it to be a healthy and long lasting relationship,
I highly recommend that you respect your Mentor by doing
the following:
1) Respect them by not wasting their time.
2) Be absolutely honest with them, even when it might have
them respond with something you don't want to hear.
3) Stay focused on the business task at hand.
4) Show up on time for any appointments with them. Let them
know in advance if you can't make it.
5) Keep all commitments you have made with them.
6) Complete all assignments they have given you.
7) Come to the table with a positive outlook and be
solutions oriented.
If you follow these simple guidelines, it will make for a
successful and profitable business relationship for the
both of you.
My final thoughts on this subject: "Go find a Mentor if you
don't have one already." They are pure gold for the future
of your entrepreneurial business life. As you can see,
there can be many rewards and the risk is zero! Every home
based business owner should have one.
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Brian Jones runs a successful home based business and has a
mission to help other people achieve time freedom in their
life. He coaches others to run their own online business
because this is one of the key ingredients to success at
home. To learn more, go to:
http://www.CreateTimeFreedom.com to receive your free copy
of the "Top 15 Online Marketing Questions"
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