Become Your Own Mentor
I was introduced to my mentor in the year 2015 who seeded two thoughts in my mind, to become an author and a coach. It took me more than five years to make my mind and take a step in that direction. There are no regrets as I lived my life fully during those years as well, doing what I loved doing; working in healthcare industry, traveling to places, playing different sports and doing what little I could to help people have a healthy lifestyle. The enriching experience that I had, the massive actions that I took can’t be compared to any other times. And then pandemic happened, an unprecedented time that was never read about or conceived in mind however bad the time was. It would not be an exaggeration if I call it the worst time ever, when life threw challenges in almost all the areas; career, health, finances and relationships. When I was at the life’s crossroads, feeling numb and stuck, not being able to decide where to go, I met my mentor again and this time online, sitting in the comforts of my home which has become the new normal. Listening to him opened the mind again and made me take back the control of life. Following his system I was able to take care of my health, finances and relationships again, authored a book and in the process of publishing another, made few great friends with similar mindset for life and most importantly started impacting other people’s life in a great way. I serve those people who needs personal mentoring to get unstuck and move ahead in life, saving years. Life is not a destination that I have arrived somewhere but a journey which will go on until its not meant to, however, this is just the beginning.
People always ask me, “How did you decide to take such a step at this juncture of your life, starting a new career and leaving what you had been doing for so long”. What they can’t connect is that, what I am doing is the extension of what I was doing earlier. I was living a life enjoying happiness, overcoming challenges & disappointments and achieving milestones. My mentor is not the only one I have learned from. I have learned many coaching skills and principles and marketing from the likes of Tony Robbins and Arfeen Khan besides what I have learned from my superiors and peers during my 2 decades in job.
Today, I will reveal my secret, Its because of my mentor’s guidance that I am here right now. His books and programs taught me everything about how to think like a proficient coach and a marketer, how to create transformations, how to help people overcome their inner demons and how to help them achieve their outcomes and dreams. I am just using the same system he has taught me and using it in transforming and impacting people’s lives. In the beginning, I didn’t even believe it but to my surprise, it worked and it works every single time. Even though I have not met him physically again since I first encountered him, I want to become like him.
Most people invest their time, efforts and money in mentors because they want to learn from them. Rather than seeking advice you can invest in Mentor, learn and move one step ahead that is to become your own mentor. Your quality of thoughts, strategies, knowledge, tools, and skills would be directly proportional to the quality of your mentor.
That’s the secret to success, “Choose the right mentor and your success is guaranteed”.
Arif “Become Your Own Mentor” Hussain
P.S. What do you think? Am I right? Let me know in the comments.
