First Choose Your Mentors Carefully
As a child, my first mentor was my Father. Literally, in my eyes, the man can do no wrong, and when I think he has, I get feelings of guilt. He made me tough, smart, and crafty. I owe him a debt for taking the time to teach me what he did.
Then I joined the Marines, and while serving the Corps I had many mentors that taught me a lot more than the scope of this post can cover. That being said the best thing I received from USMC is that gut feeling to never give up, and fight with everything.
Even now I have mentors, they help with internet business, content creation, cryptocurrency, social media conduct, etc...
I could list their names, but I am shying away from that as I do not want anyone to think I am trying to solicit upvotes and comments.
Keep in Mind Mentors are People Too
This is true and maybe a little silly spelling it out like this. Quite a few of my Mentors here on Hive have pretty hefty upvotes, and their comments on a post reflect brightly on the author of the post. We need to keep in mind that they have been here since before Hive when it was all Steem.
They have worked very hard consistently to achieve the level they have whether they are Dolphins, Orcas, or Full Whales, it does not matter. Their HP or HBD are not ours to demand. I only say this as a friendly reminder to myself because sometimes I get a little too familiar with people.
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Really had to because if not for those three I would not be doing any of this content creation, engagement, curation, live streams, etc... Nor would I be able to see what this level of activity can really have a Compound Effect with consistent performance over time.
Hive blockchain rewards us for content creation, curation, commenting. This type of social platform is helping to train me to use my content to draw people to me. In this way, I am a much better marketer than I was before. That is because before I was trying to make money for myself and now I am just trying to help people to succeed at their online businesses. It is a much better approach.
That Being Said, Slow & Steady Wins The Race
Click Here to Join ListNerdsRemember earlier when I said our mentors have been at this consistently for years, we need to slow down sometimes. I tend to be the "I will do that" Guy. If a job needs doing I roll up my sleeves and get it done. No use complaining that just sucks up more time.
Online I tend to over-commit myself or make unrealistic goals.
This can kill a business before it starts
I have a rigid business plan and a daily mode of operation. There is a checklist I follow every day. It is made the night before. This keeps me laser-focused so I can get done as much as possible.
I am also making sure that I have as much Hive Power as possible building up every day. I am staking CTP, ListNerds, Index, Leo, 1UP, Worker Bee, and a few other tokens as much as possible. What I am trying to do is not to liquidate any of my targeted Hive and Hive Engine tokens.
This can be very difficult especially if you are like me and giving Hive activities a good chunk of your day. I have used Hive and HBD to buy things I have also used CTP, DEC, 1UP, and other tokens to purchase goods and services. Yes I am not turning the tokens into Fiat but they are still being spent lol.
Blain @blainjones is always saying "Pick 1 thing and get really good at it" that quote is not an exact quote but he says that multiple times a day to us. It is very true, we tend to remember the people that can do 1 amazing thing.
I will pick 1 thing and then add another, and another until I am crazed, exhausted, and broke. That is right adding stuff costs money. When we are trying to imitate our mentors we need not try to be them all at once.
When @jongolson @blainjones @elianaicgomes started on hive they did not start out as Dolphins with a bunch of Servers running, and the world's first on BlockChain Mailer from day 1 or day 1,028. They had to build up to where they are, day by day, just like the rest of us. The difference is they are still doing it daily after all of these years and are enjoying the fruits of their labors.
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Mentors will come to you throughout all your life, and sometimes coming from the least expected corners. I've been inspired by many on Hive (&Steem) and made connections for life as well. I probably learned more valuable things in the past years than the several years before I joined in real life without having access to people around the world, with (often) like-minded views on the world.
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Good post Chris. I believe it is important to remember lessons learned from our past as they can nurture us and remind us to stay on course. It is so easy to get off course when working online. There are always distractions but that is just part of the fun.
That is true, sometimes the pressure to follow a distraction is greater than the pressure from the consequences of the distraction lol. I do love the freedom of being home-based.
Mentors are very important. They know the ropes . Even our Mentors have Mentors.
And even people we admire can be wrong at times that is what makes us human.
That is very true, we are all human and fallible 👍
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Mentors are definitely quite important and they can definitely help speed things up for you. They have quite a bit of good advice as they have been in the field longer than you too. Nobody will be right all the time and things change over time, so advice that worked 5 years ago might no longer work.
That is the truth, we always have to learn and grow as being outdated or having old info can be damaging.
Having a good mentor is essential, but how difficult it is to get a really good one. But having a clear plan and goals is essential. I would add that we must not give up and insist that the results finally arrive.
I agree not giving up is key. 👍
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Hey Chris, this is the first post I'm reading from Listnerds since the revamp! I'm glad it's yours! ;)
A great post Chris, mentors ARE important and more importantly one should listen to them and put in pratice their advice, just like you are doing!
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Look to those on Hive who are showing up each day and taking action. That is who one needs to follow and mentor.
Keep working one's way up the ladder. Over time, one starts to stand out and attract the attention of others on here.
That is great advice, and I will gladly take it. Thank you.
Mentors are people too. Learn from your overcommitments but remember, goals should be a challenge but not impossible. Having goals helps keep you on track but if they are too lofty, they can have the opposite effect. Great post.
That is very true, thank you for adding to the conversation.
Very important key points to being successful here. I'm glad ListNerds brought me to this post.
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I am grateful for the mentorship I have had at each stage in my life. I went a little crazy adding more and more things to my plate. Not any more. Especially right now. While I have this outside gig I am focusing on the things that get me the most return on my time investment. That is the biggest lesson I have learned.
That is a great lesson, had I learned it earlier I would not be in this mess lol 😂
I have a lot of expensive lessons. Too many to count.
They never stop coming, lol almost daily 😀
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Having a good mentor can help you a lot in achieving your goal much sooner than you think possible.
I am finding that out to be very true.