What Is A Mentor And Why Do You Need One??

The roots of the practice are lost in antiquity. The word itself was inspired by the character of Mentor in Homer's Odyssey. Though the actual Mentor in the story is a somewhat ineffective old man, the goddess Athena takes on his appearance in order to guide young Telemachus in his time of difficulty.



In Greek mythology, Mentor (Greek: Μέντωρ / Méntōr)[1] was the son of Alcumus and, in his old age, a friend of Odysseus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War he placed Mentor in charge of his son, Telemachus, and of his palace. When Athena visited Telemachus she took the disguise of Mentor to hide herself from the suitors of Telemachus' mother Penelope.[2] As Mentor, the goddess encourages Telemachus to stand up against the suitors and to go abroad in order to learn out about his father.

Today mentors provide their expertise to less experienced individuals in order to help them advance their careers, enhance their education, and build their networks. Many of the world's most successful people have benefited from having a mentor including:

Business people - Freddie Laker mentored Richard Branson

Politicians - Aristotle mentored Alexander the Great

Directors - Martin Scorsese mentored Oliver Stone at the New York University

Actors - Mel Gibson mentored Heath Ledger

Music - Johann Christian Bach mentored Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Athletes - Eddy Merckx (five-time Tour de France winner) mentored Lance Armstrong
(seven-time Tour de France winner).

Movies - Obi-wan Kenobi mentored Anakin Skywalker and his son Luke Skywalker

Movies - Mr. Miyagi mentored the Karate Kid (Danny LaRusso)


A Mentor in business will take an up-and-coming and groom him/her to be a leader. A
(protégé) is paired with a senior level leader (or leaders) for a series of career-
coaching interactions. A mentor is like a sounding board, they can give advice but the protégé is free to pick and choose what they do. The context does not have specific performance objectives.

Why Mentoring For Free??

Mentors have leadership experience and proven success records in Network Marketing and in life.

They demonstrate willingness to guide you to your own success with no agenda.

The 5 Pillars Are Like Making An Apple Pie

Here is a great word picture I like to use to describe a 5 pillars company:

“I like to compare the 5 pillars to baking an apple pie, because it’s a good word picture most

people can understand. If you’re like most people you’ve either baked an apple pie or seen

someone bake one or at least enjoyed eating one before. So to bake an apple pie you need a pie

plate, a pie crust, some apples, of course, some sugar and spices to make it taste good, and butter

or lard so it won’t burn or stick in the oven. Right? You say, “yep”. And what happens when

you are missing any one of these ingredients? You say something along the lines of, “it won’t

turn out right”. And then you say, well a 5 pillars company works the same way, if you are

missing any one of the 5 pillars, then you won’t be able to enjoy the success you deserve.”

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To your success!

Mary Miller
marymiller.mentor@yahoo.com

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished! Part 2

Another exert from Micheal Dlouhy's ebook:

People ask me:

° "Your e-book is great! Why on earth do you give it away for free??"

°"Your telephone training is great! Why is it free??"

°"Your 'Colors" CD is great! Why is it so cheap??"

°"Why do you help me for free when I'm not in your company??"
.... and a dozen other variations.

In the early 1990's, I joined over 100 MLM opportunities. I tracked, I cataloged,

analyzed and evaluated EVERYTHING they did: products, compensation plans,

marketing, distributor support, profitability, etc.

The Ugly Results

I'm a fun-loving, easy-going guy. But my teeth clenched and my fingers curled into

fists of rage. I was stunned by how many companies and "Heavy Hitters" make HUGE

profits NOT on product sales, but instead by selling a ton of worthless marketing

materials to the distributors who traust and believe in them!

I get mad just thinking about it. This is why you find widespread cynicism &

skepticism amongst network marketers.

I can't blame them.

But you should hear the calls I get from people trying to figure out how I'm going

to bamboozle them.

First, they figure I'm trying to steal their people.

Fact is, they don't HAVE any people. None who trust them, anyway. Many up-lines'

idea of support is to tell you the lies we'll cover in Chapter 1.

TRUE support is to take you by the hand and lead you through every step of this

business, so you can actually experience it in real time and get good at it. THAT is

what we do on our phone calls...No company is ever mentioned on those calls. No

product is mentioned. No one is ever recruited.

Some people figure our calls must be rigged so anybody who calls gets billed on

their phone bill!

Listen. Our MLM business brings good income, thank you. Our tools & phone calls

support our people. And they work their butts off. And Linda & I love them and

appreciate them.

We owe everything to this business. It tortures me to hear people denigrate network

marketing because of the greed of some companies and their "Super Star Reps."

I don't do ANYTHING in life that isn't fun. Whatever I do, I do it because I love it.

So I do what I can to balance the scales. I choose to support with every fiber of my

body ANYONE who invests their hopes & dreams & life into this industry. It

makes my day to help keep their spark alive.

I will train anyone for free. No strings. I am not threatened by anyone or any

company in this industry.

But I do understand that they are threatened by me. Most STILL don't take the time

and make the commitment to train their own people.

A word for the "Still Skeptical:" I get the skepticism. Really. But enough is

enough. Get over it. If you wnat to live your life distrusting everybody, then your

life is pretty much over, anyway. Goodbye, good luck. Don't let the door hit you in

the butt on the way out.

For everyone else: Let's get started!

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Part 1

An exert from Michael Dlouhy's Success In Ten Steps:

Listen carefully,

I'm well aware yor intentions were gallant: to provide for your family all the things YOU never had, to spend more quality time with them, to help others like yourself grow and prosper.

And remember what happened next??

You were lied to. You were "leveraged". The Heavy Hitters used you for batting practice. You got thrown in the muck, untrained, unprepared. Your checking account was drained. Your credit cards were maxed out. Friends and relatives screened your phone calls.

Then you looked in the mirror and called yourself, "Loser!"

I know, I know.

It started because you want the same things I wanted.

You want to be your own boss, answer to no one... and earn a good living doing it. You want to go where you want, when you want. You want to spend $200 on dinner without batting an eye.

You want precious time NOW with those you love. You want the money & freedom to take a day off-or 2 weeks off-and maybe fly away to some far away island on whim.

You want to work and socialize with people you like and admire, who share your outlook on life and your goals. You want the self-satisfaction of achieving your goals, and the self-fulfillment of helping others reach theirs. You want financial independence.

You DON'T want more rejection.
You DON'T want to have to sell anything to anyone.
And you sure DON'T want another MLM.

Good stuff. Holy mackerel, sounds just like ME!

So here I am. I have no choice but to write this book. Truly, no control. You'll read why in Chapter 2.

But here's what I do control: This book is free. No company is mentioned or promoted. No opportunity is mentioned or promoted.

You'll find 20 tons of e-books all over the internet, full of affiliate links. Trust them at your own peril, because they profit on every recommendation they make.

My purpose is to share what I've learned in nearly 30 years in network marketing, and present a 10-step success plan you can use with ANY network marketing opportunity.

The plan is NOT easy.

But it's simple.

It's NOT "I'll do all the work FOR you."

It only works if YOU do.

It's NOT "get-rich-quick."

But you can create a lifetime residual income.

What's in it for me, you ask? That question is answered in Chapters 2 & 5. Don't worry. Helping you helps me. It's part of my giving back to this great industry.

I wish you the absolute best, and I hope you use this information. It could change your life.

Are you game? Then read on!

To download the full version of my good friend and mentor, Michael Dlouhy's book, click on the link below:

Success In Ten Steps

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