{"id":2542,"date":"2015-03-26T18:42:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T01:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coachingreallyworks.com\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2016-10-25T02:57:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T09:57:00","slug":"have-you-experienced-the-achievement-only-a-mentor-pushes-you-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachingreallyworks.com\/blog\/have-you-experienced-the-achievement-only-a-mentor-pushes-you-into\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Experienced the Achievement Only a Mentor Pushes You Into?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up, I was very intimidated by teachers who wouldn&#8217;t take no for an answer. Overcoming the impossible, one\u00a0counselor got me to do my first pushups ever, when I was 15.<\/p>\n<p>Over time I&#8217;ve learned to value the influence these people have had in my life. Now I&#8217;m more inclined to seek mentors out.<\/p>\n<h2>In this Video:<\/h2>\n<p>00:10 &#8211; Feeling Stuck<br \/>\n01:24 &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;Don&#8217;t just sit there!&#8221;<br \/>\n01:38 &#8211; What Was He Thinking?<br \/>\n02:06 &#8211; Look For A\u00a0Push In the Right Direction a.k.a. mentor<br \/>\n02:55 &#8211; 3 Ways a Mentor Brings Out the Best in You<br \/>\n03:53 &#8211; Quote from John C. Crosby<br \/>\n04:02 &#8211; Affirmation to Reprogram Your Mind<\/p>\n<h2>Listen To The Audio:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\">[powerpress]\n<h2>Watch The Video:<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M6VF64o88Qk?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Transcription:<\/h2>\n<p>Hi there! I&#8217;m\u00a0Abe Stone, a life design coach and this is Coaching Really Works.<\/p>\n<h3>Feeling Stuck<\/h3>\n<p>The other day I was stuck. I really wanted to do something, I had been trying, I had been showing up, I thought I was doing everything that I could, but I just wasn&#8217;t making progress, I wasn&#8217;t coming out, I wasn&#8217;t breaking through. But then, someone introduced me to someone who knew what I wanted to do. I started working with them and everything changed.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, this is <a title=\"4 Self-Care Areas to Nurture and Prevent Burnout\" href=\"https:\/\/coachingreallyworks.com\/blog\/4-self-care-areas-to-nurture-and-prevent-burnout\/\">a hobby<\/a> of mine. I love to dance. I have always loved dancing and recently my challenge has been to learn Salsa.<\/p>\n<p>Salsa is a little bit confusing for me, it is not an even rhythm, or whatever my reasons are, why I wasn&#8217;t able to do it.<\/p>\n<p>One evening I was dancing and a few of the ladies were being kind, they were taking time\u00a0to show me everything but one lady said &#8220;Look, let me hook you up with a friend, he really loves teaching people to dance.&#8221; I said, &#8220;sure&#8221;, so we got in touch, we exchanged numbers and a week later I ended up going to some workshops\u00a0that he was organizing\u00a0just to get people started and introduce and make\u00a0progress in Salsa.<\/p>\n<h3>Don&#8217;t Just Sit There<\/h3>\n<p>The thing is that the workshop is advanced level and I did not even sign up for it in the beginning. But he texted me and he said &#8220;Hey come on over and maybe you can learn something.&#8221; So I was like, &#8220;Okay, I will come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So I watched and the next step was, &#8220;Don&#8217;t just sit there. Come on, join us!&#8221; And he got me right up to do something and I got involved with Rueda where you dance with a partner and you do it all in a group dancing. I was like &#8220;Man, I have never done this.&#8221; I could hardly keep the beat.<\/p>\n<h3>Look For a Push In the Right Direction a.k.a. a Mentor<\/h3>\n<p>The thing about it is that, it was his pushing, his prodding, that got me to up my game. It got me to get serious about it. It got me to get really tune in and the amazing this is that when that happened, everything changed. The rhythm started to make sense and I was able to do a few move. Since then it has been constantly improving and changing.<\/p>\n<p>Now, this is what I want to leave you with today.. <strong>Look for a mentor!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find someone in whatever area you want to improve in, whatever area you are\u00a0committed to growing in, <a title=\"5 Things Achievers Know About Following Dreams\" href=\"https:\/\/coachingreallyworks.com\/blog\/5-things-achievers-know-about-following-your-dreams\/\">pursuing your dream<\/a>, or developing\u00a0something.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you need a mentor in your relationship, because you are not doing well. Find someone who has the kind of relationship that you are looking for and get help from them. Get them to teach you, to give you advise, but not only to teach you but to push you and to challenge you.<\/p>\n<p>If it is in your business and you are trying to start a specific type of business and you do not know how to do it, find someone in the business. Find someone who is accomplishing what you want to accomplish and engage their help and communicate with them. Go out for dinner. Talk to them about it. Tell them that you want their help.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it is just a hobby, maybe it is just something that you want to do for fun or something that is not really a big deal but you really want to get involved with it, like me with Salsa.<\/p>\n<h3>3 Ways a Mentor Brings Out the Best in You<\/h3>\n<p>Now, the thing about mentors is that mentors do several\u00a0things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They challenge us.<\/li>\n<li>They push us past our <a title=\"Jump or Life Will Give You A Shove\" href=\"https:\/\/coachingreallyworks.com\/blog\/jump-or-life-will-give-you-a-shove\/\">comfort zones<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>They have faith in us and confidence in us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So my simple suggestion for you today is<strong> find a good mentor<\/strong>. Even a virtual mentor might be what you need.<\/p>\n<p>But if you do find a virtual mentor, I would recommend someone that you actually engage financially. Buy their product, buy their instruction, so that you are motivated to do it.<\/p>\n<p>When you work with someone face to face, you tend to do be motivated\u00a0because they are there pushing you, prodding you along.<\/p>\n<p>In a virtual environment, the money upfront will help you <a title=\"Not Feeling Ready? Stop Wishing. Start Living Your Dream\" href=\"https:\/\/coachingreallyworks.com\/blog\/not-feeling-ready-stop-wishing-start-living-your-dream\/\">get some skin the game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for finding a mentor is simple &#8211; <em>you want to grow, you want to move forward, and you want to elevate\u00a0your game, you want good results. You want success.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here is a quote for today:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen and a push in the right direction.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">John C. Crosby<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The affirmation is:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>I am able to attract the needed mentors into my life at the right times!&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I would like to hear from you.<\/p>\n[reminder]What is something that you do in your life? What is something you feel could benefit you when you have a mentor?[\/reminder]\n<p>Leave a comment in the comment section.<\/p>\n<p>And if you have already taken action, you started to see results, <strong>I would love to hear what that is about. How it is going for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are watching this anywhere else, come over to CoachingReallyWorks.com. That is where I blog and post these videos.<\/p>\n<p>That is where is action is really!<\/p>\n<p>This is Abe Stone at\u00a0CoachingReallyWorks.com.<\/p>\n<p>Take Care!<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-1 { overflow:visible; }<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up, I was very intimidated by teachers who wouldn&#8217;t take no for an answer. Overcoming the impossible, one\u00a0counselor got me to do my first pushups ever, when I was 15. Over time I&#8217;ve learned to value the influence these people have had in my life. Now I&#8217;m more inclined to seek mentors out. 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