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The Importance of Mentors

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Mentors inspire us into action, challenge us out of our comfort zones, strengthen our resolve towards our goals, encourage us when we're ready to quit, and enable us to bridge the gap between where we are and where we want to be through their previous failures and successes. And much, much more.  For successful people mentors are a must. There isn't a question about it. Everyone needs a mentor, especially when one is embarking on the journey of changing one's life.  Take one of my mentor's, Jim Rohn, for example. He shared so much in his lifetime about change and successful living and his teachings have inspired and continue to inspire so many people even today. Jim said:  "Life is about constant, predictable patterns of change, and the only constant factor will be our feelings and attitudes toward life. We as human beings have the power of attitude and that attitude determines choice, and choice determines results.  All that we are and all that we c...

Failure or Success?

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Failure or Success? In my lifetime I have "failed". A lot. In many areas. Including:  Relationships, p arenting, b usiness ventures, and f inances. However, I do not consider myself a failure or that these failures are actually failures.  On the contrary, I have only found ways that do not work.  Let me explain. I can choose to accept the fact that many of my relationships, parenting techniques, business adventures, and financial struggles are truly  failures and   QUIT.  OR I can press on, realizing that the plan that I purposed and put into execution was flawed, then, I am able to choose to accept the defeated plan, and   create a new plan!  Since I haven't QUIT improving my relationships, parenting techniques, business ventures, and finances, I am not a failure! I have simply learned what does not work.  Many successful people have learned this golden nugget, and now I sh...