It amazes me as to why most people would rather learn from their own mistakes than seeking a mentor.
Mentors comes in different forms like books, seminars, successful people and even failures. I look at failures and their behavior and choose not to be like them. Most of them are egoistic and think they know everything. I would usually stay away from such people or do the opposite of what they do.
I seek mentors by reading their books and attending their seminars. It is the cheapest and fastest way to be successful. Then why is it that not all the people who read books and attend seminars are successful? One of the reason is that they look at why it cannot be done rather than how I can get it done. It's just like when I attended seminars on how to buy properties with little or no money, my classmate will tell me that it cannot be done in Singapore or Malaysia. Fortunately, I choose not to listen to them and I manage to find many ways to buy properties with little or no money.
I find a lot of people who seek for free advice and are not willing to pay for mentoring. From my experience, this group of people are usually not very committed to their success. Sorry to say, advicing them is a waste of time. Since they did not pay anything, they will not do what they have been told.
If you want to be successful, be willing to pay for good advice. The most expensive advice are free advice from poor people.
