Everyone wants a “mentor” to coach them through their business, academics, or career.

How do you get one? How much would it cost? Is there going to be work involved?

Like with anything else, you get out what you put into it. The quality of input determines the quality of output.

There seem to be very convenient cliches out there:

• We “don’t have time” (we don’t make time)
• “Time is the most valuable resource” (time is nothing without your energy or attention)
• “Life is short” (even though we love to procrastinate)

We love to use these catch-all phrases as justification. We create these TV commercials in our minds and end up calling the toll-free number.

Consider this…