I know a large number of people who are life coaches who don’t even have mentors themselves. I think this is pretty irrational, because I seek out a small group of people who can then mentor me and keep me on my toes.
If you’re wondering how in the heck you find such people, I’d suggest you pick up NLP. Since NLP is all about the process of modeling, it will open you up to see who could be a suitable role model and mentor for you.
No more going by “gut feel”. All it takes is for you to pick up some solid NLP modeling skills and build your awareness for mental processes and hidden genius. This is where you can better ascertain who should be there to help and assist you.
I’d particularly suggest that you pick up the following core skills:-
- The psychology of environmental triggers and submodalities… and how these affect excellence
- Values modeling
- Social Magic (TM) and the process of connecting
- Backtrack frame
- The Meta Model (which, unlike what most other practitioners think, is NOT about questioning skills… it’s a MODELING tool, dang it!)
- Modeling by Metaphor – powerful stuff which requires an understanding of feature analysis and Identity Modeling
- Neurological Levels – unlike the other stuff listed, this wasn’t developed by me but by Robert Dilts and Judith DeLozier.
