In my very first blog I thought I would start the ball rolling with a favourite subject of mine Motivation! When I started my Coaching Pratice I named it Motivations Business Coaching Services as that is what I deliver in each and every one of my sessions….All round I am a pretty motivated guy, however I still have a number of mentors for different aspects of my growth and journey I am on – both in my personal and buasiness life…
On the personal side, I made a committment I would spend more time with my children and the last two days have seen me with my children Holly (8) and Oliver (5) enjoying time with them, and I now fit this in as part of my regime.My other personal goal was to begin physical training again in October 2010 after many endurance events (the most noteable cycling the UK for charity) in order with one main target – to reach a desired weight and feel fitter and stronger. As of today Fri 15/04/2011 I am 23lbs lighter and last weekend swam 5km in just over 2 hours..:) My new goal is Ironman in 2012 – so next year’s goal is firmly in my sight! I am 7lbs away from my target loss…
On the business front - there is a lot going on; SME7 launches on Monday with a conference in the Midlands presenting to Business Coaches and Consultants all over the UK; with a specific growth programme with a difference….I am part of the Academy of Professional Speakjers and have had private mentoring day with Andy Harrington, who is one of the World’s best speakers….and I now meet monthly with other speakers such as Dan Bradbury, James Lavers, Nick James & Tom Breeze and many more who freely share their knowledge….(THANK YOU) I am also a member of the Academy of Professional Coaching with Jonathan Jay’s team.
I joined the Six Figure Mentors and quickly signed up with Personal Mentoring with Stuart Ross, which has been in the initial stages FANTASTIC - (thanks to Martyn and Brenda too!) and I am developing even further with the Internet side of my business, and also is giving me great insights on how to effectively market your business in 2011. There is also a great community of which I have got to know quite a few people in a short space of time and launching my own Mastermind Group.
So, to make this blog educatoinal and informative I thught I would share a few reasons as why you would need a Personal Mentor....these are simply my understandings having had a number of mentors over my life so far….
1. You simply are held accountable - if there is a genuine reason why yo are not able to complete certain items – then find a way! If you need to consider ooutsourcing – but a great friend & mentor once said “only outsource what you can already understand and deliver as the reason should be to achieve items quicker! – and then if you ever needed to do those items again, it would not be a challenge”. Having someone to keep you on track is where you need to be!
2. You can call upon their experiences to get your end result quicker! this is particularly important when choosing a mentor and one of the main reasons why I have more than one….as they compliment each other and ensure I am at the best of my performance, and my learnings and education also move so much faster…
3. Review, Review, Review! In my main Coaching practice, how many tiimes I actually sit with the business owners and and understand they have not reviewed their position, what’s working and what does not!! With a mentor you can typically review qucikly those elements of busimess that need working on…
Hopefully you have found these points valid and of interest to you so please do comment on them and feel free to add your own experience!
Until the next time!
Scott Dwyer – Internet Marketing Business Coach (mr motivator)