Your Internet Marketing Adventure 2 – Do you need a mentor?

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Getting started on the internet is in reality a daunting prospect.  As I mentioned in my 1^st article: Your Internet Marketing Adventure, I am undertaking this adventure and getting involved. The plethora of options on line means that focus is a key component to moving forwards. Once you have made a decision on which model you would like to follow. The next step is to get involved. What do I mean by this? Well, the first step is getting yourself into the right frame of mind. If you have decided to go into business online, then you need to commit to this 100% and believe that you can make it work.  Once you have made this conscious mind shift, you need to find someone to guide you. In this day and age, it is very hard to come up with a new idea. In fact, there are people out there that believe that there aren’t any new ideas, but rather new takes on ancient ideas. Within the internet marketing arena a common phrase for success, is Wash, rinse and repeat. In other words, when you find something that works do it over and over again. But how do you know what works? What should be rinsed and repeated? What you need to do is find someone that is already successful in your chosen area, whatever it might be. You need a mentor.

Mentor is a word loosely associated to many people that do not really fit the mould of a true mentor. What you are looking for, is someone that is already doing what you are thinking of getting into, is successful within that market and perhaps most importantly can teach it to you. The difficulty is finding someone that fits this bill, as you will be approached and bombarded with people claiming to be mentors, but really have no idea what they are talking about. It is a common human characteristic. We take advice (mentorship) from those least qualified to mentor us. Take your next door neighbour or your friends – most of who at this stage are probably struggling to make ends meet, pay all the bills and keep a roof over their heads.  These guys are the first to give you pinpoint accurate opinions on when the stock market will recover, when the economy will recover and what to invest your money in, should you ask them. We all do it, its human nature. The problem with that is your choice of mentor has got you to where you are today. If you aspire to being wealthy, why do you listen to advice from someone who is poor? You need someone that has done it before, can prove they have done it before and can then teach you exactly how to do it.  

Now you may have read the above and discard it as nonsense, but for those of you who are ready to make a change in your lives and start living the life you have always wanted – TAKE ACTION.