Episode 23: Finding A Mentor That Is Right For You

In episode 23 of the Jerry and Jacobe Podcast, hosts Jerry and Jacobe talk about why you need a mentor and how to find the right one for you. Regardless of your industry, having a mentor is a great way to gain wisdom without having experience!

Episode Highlights: 

• Learning how to find mentors and ask them for guidance has changed Jerry and Jacobe’s lives.
• There’s a whole portion of the population that doesn’t recognize the need or value of coaching.
• As an athlete, Jacobe never thought about having a coach or a mentor outside of sports until he found one in real estate.
• One of the stop-gaps for most people when it comes to finding a mentor is that it doesn’t exactly feel natural for them.
• In the business world, the difference between a mentor and a coach is that coaches are paid while mentors are people that we want to be like.
• The relationship we have with a coach and mentor differs on the levels of trust and involvement in other areas of life.
• Those that are passionate about coaching usually have a natural desire to be a mentor as well.
• When it comes to finding the best coaching program for you, it’s important to know what you want to accomplish in your career and life.
• Without having to look for one, Jacobe found a spiritual mentor who was saying things that landed in a way that he had never felt before.
• It’s important to know that people are willing to help you if they know that their time is going to be well spent.
• Tim Ferris advises people to look for advice not to take and avoid people that are giving out a specific solution.
• The best mentors do not want to be approached with questions that can be answered with a Google search.
• Jacobe finds satisfaction in hearing how mentors came to their conclusions rather than the conclusions themselves.
• You can have a dead mentor and utilize their lives and information to shape your own path.
• Many of the great coaches alive today give away a ton of free content, though they can be hired as well.
• We get whatever we’re searching for and that’s why it’s important to ask questions and stay open-minded.
• Finding a shadow mentor - someone you can follow around - can cut years off an entrepreneurial journey.
• Typically, when Jerry looks for a mentor he looks for someone that is doing what he wants to do.
• Jerry does his best to connect those in his circles to people he believes they can learn from.
• Mentoring and creating a network of relationships is vital to everyone, not just entrepreneurs.
• It’s very hard for someone to say yes to mentoring you if they don’t have some sort of relationship with you first.
• Sometimes it feels weird to establish a mentorship because it feels more intimate than getting a coach.
• No relationship starts out as anything more than ground zero, so you must stay open to creating connections and watching them grow.
• You have to have an extreme amount of respect for someone’s time when you are looking for a mentor.
• The term MAO, Maximum Allowable Offer, is the most that you are able to pay for a property and it remains a profitable investment.

3 Key Points:

1. At some point, we are all going to outgrow our mentors and coaches, at which time it’s necessary to level up.
2. Before you can find the right mentor, you must first know what you want out of your career and life.
3. A good mentor does not tell you specifically what to do next but offers advice as to how you can make the best decision to move forward.

Resources Mentioned:

• Jacobe Kendrick (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube)
• Jerry Weaver (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram)
• Success Without Sacrifice Facebook page
• Patrick Bet-David | Grant Cardone | Tim Ferriss | Valuetainment