The Test of Greatness: What Have You Left Behind to Grow?
ByA mentor is a resource person who accepts you totally and unconditionally, never devalues you through criticism, never tells you what to do, gives you answers, or uses guilt, blame, or punishment. This person(s) asks questions and listens, and helps you discover answers for yourself. He or she can give you direction and help you make excellent choices.
When half of the world is a mentor to the other half, world peace and tranquillity will be the outcome. Individuals will then take a quantum leap to strive for excellence in order to make a significant contribution. They will increase their productivity to model behavior and create a climate where each person can thrive.
A mentor:
1. is an example of excellence.
2. has a thirst to learn.
3. is open to all experiences.
4. avoids comparison with others.
5. knows what he is looking for and knows it when he sees it.
6. is spontaneous and childlike vs. childish.
7. comes from abundance vs. scarcity, to share all knowledge.
8. is congruent.
9. passionately commits to 100% ownership of their personal power.
10. encourages all persons who are influenced by them to retain 100% ownership of their personal power.
11. accepts responsibility for everything s/he thinks, says, does, and feels.
12. has the capacity to mentally experience an out come in advance of reality.
13. has the vision to see the big picture of his/her life.
14. enjoys a balanced lifestyle: Spiritually, Mentally, Financially, Socially, Physically, Family, and Career.
15. generates a “WOW!” enthusiastic attitude toward living regardless of world conditions.
16. is sensitive to all human beings.
17. is an excellent external listener.
18. knows how to be present to the moment and each person in the moment.
19. knows and practices the Art of Askin Questions.
20. gives the mentee T.U.A. and freedom to describe his message through pacing, leading, and double looping.
21. knows when to let go; avoids all dependency, guilt, and blame.
22. appreciates that the relationship may experience gradual changes including: resentment, detachment, indifference, and lack of appreciation.
23. has decided that “five-sensing life” (experiencing life with all your senses) is part of the pathway to total fulfillment.
24. realizes that value judging is the only way to “hurt”.
Value Judgments
I dreamt death came the other night
And Heaven’s gate swung wide,
An angel with halo bright
Ushered me inside.
And there! To my astonishment
Stood folks I’d judged and labeled,
As “Quite unfit” of “little worth”
And “spiritually disabled.”
Indignant words rose to my lips,
Yet never were set free.
For every face showed stunned surprise,
Not one expected ME!
25. demonstrates that daily expansion of competence, reprogramming, and daily action can lead the mentee to create a demand for their talents and skills..
26. believes that life is a series of new beginnings and that being an unconscious incompetent lead to being a conscious incompetent, then to being a conscious competent, and gradually to being an unconscious competent where excellence becomes reflex.
27. has the Self-Esteem to constantly look for new awareness to pursue knowledge. This will ideally lead to a significant emotional moment when the mentor can welcome the mentee to a professional level. Then both can go their separate ways to guide others to “Give Themselves Away.”
28. builds trust and cooperation.
29. ignores gossip, criticism, and put-downs of self and others.
30. accepts the responsibility to have the “and then some attitude”, to give more.
31. invests daily to become a superlative communicator.
32. tithes her talent in the community.
33. is aware that “The tragedy of our age is that most people die with their music still in them”.
34. knows that as “change agents” they can encourage all people to feel free to describe who they are thus generating more intimate bonds among all individuals.
35. has intact Self-Esteem.
The Mind
“What the mind attends to, the mind considers.
What the mind does not consider, the mind dismisses.
What the mind continually considers, the mind believes.
What the mind believes, the mind eventually does.”
Become a mentor and then, watch what happens!
Bill McGrane has been a mentor & motivational speaker to many clients! See the list.
