Regular contact and support from your mentor is a must.
It is something you often hear about but rarely does anyone use mentors effectively and not many people actually have one.
I kind of fell across my mentor and you can call it luck if you want, but he’s 27 years older than me, old enough to be my dad but has taught me so many valuable lessons on the past 5 years I wanted to encourage you to consider getting yourself one. I can hear you saying “AB where do I start?”.
Well the traits of the mentor you want are simply the traits of the person you want to become. You see when I met my mentor who is also now probably my best mate and the Chairman of my company.
I had no idea he was going to be someone I looked up too and gained life lessons from. I just admired what he stood for and the lifestyle he had.
I bet you know someone you would like to be like. Someone you look up too, they stand for the things you stand for, inspire you and are successful. Go and buy them a coffee or dinner and be straight up with them and tell them that you respect and admire them and was wondering if you could chat from time to time with them about what you are doing in your life and ask for their advice. I do this all the time still today, and it is amazing what happens.
You see, what goes around comes around, and if you just throw the stone into the lake today, you just never know where the ripple ends up going. Just don’t forget that it works both ways. We all have our own strengths and experiences which could be exactly the traits that someone you know is looking for in a mentor. So remember to keep the door open and remember to pay it forward.
Go on, try it and tell me what happens. I bet it is a positive worthwhile experience and you are glad you did it.
Andrew Barnett is the co-founder of LTG GoldRock and is an avid Forex trader and blogger on the subject. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.
Hi, I came to the weekend in May and enjoyed it. I haven’t started trading yet. I haven’t finished my learning modules. I think I have put off starting because I’m a bit spooked that I don’t understand a lot of them and thought I needed that before I started trading! I definitely need a mentor. I will have to think hard about finding someone to help me through this!
thank you so much andrew for your encouragement. I am an absolute beginner in this area and quite terrified at the same time, but I am prepared to have a go as I am extremely serious in changing my financial situation.
Yes Andrew, I do need a mentor, but I don’t know anyone else in the trading business, other than the LTG team.
I just want to thank all the moderators and AJ for all the support they have given and are giving me.
Andrew, I saw you in Boston and was totally impressed that you had come all the way from Australia just to speak to us. When you gave out the program to someone who had lost their job, I saw a man of great heart. Many people make their charitable giving public, but your grace was authentic. Do you mentor people yourself too?
Hi Andrew, as a Coach and Mentor for executives in business i totally support the idea of finding a mentor to support your trading…..you just have to find that fit. Personally not knowing any traders, it is a challenge to find this person…..do any of your team offer personal mentoring opportunities? Or is there a “mentor” for traders org that you could recommend particularly being a “virgin” trader!