Leo is the mentor I always needed but society never produced.

[enchanted]

We need to bring back the idea of mentoring others. I had a parents, older siblings, uncles, aunts, older cousins, God fathers, God mothers, family friends, Scott leaders, sports coaches, elders in the church/community growing up.  BUT NOT A SINGLE ONE took a serious interest in me and the struggles I went through. Not a single one was interested in helping me to overcome obvious challenges. Not a single one gave me more than one or two sentences of advice. The advice or motivation I did get was pretty meager at best. 

I say we need to bring back the idea of mentoring others around us who are struggling especially the younger people.  Many of those that are struggling are so desperate for any advice or help but are too insecure, depressed, or ignorant to ask for help. Many young people (not all) crave the advice and attention of adults but in my experience it is completely our of fashion for adults to do that. Not sure if adults are afraid of looking like pedos or what.

Please help those around you and spread  the same level love and motivation for learning and living that you guys have. Leo is a great example of a charismatic and non-toxic leader and motivator. 

Do you guys agree that mentoring (in an official or unofficial capacity) is a good thing to do to young people? 

Edited 17 hours ago by enchanted

[Rafael Thundercat]

Check the IG page of Wisdom Economy. Is about being a Guide or Mentor. In the end is all one can offer. Like Leo, he cant give the territory, he only can show bits of the map or pointers. The real deal happens when who listen do the work. 

https://www.instagram.com/wisdom.economy?stkn=a2ZmZnljdnRsOHB2

 

[LordFall]

Dont really worry about the what society needs to do as a whole. I would do precisely what Leo does and start your own community if you think you can help people solve problems. I run a few communities myself, it’s a very rewarding process. 

For me it started out as more of a selfish goal of making money and raising my status but each time someone thanks me for helping them I get understand more the idea of intrinsically gaining pleasure from mentorship.

It’s also very validating to witness your ideas being able to work for own your life as well as others. It’s a superior form of intellectualism over simply theorizing. 

I’ve gained a lot of value from Leo’s work and I find that a lot of internet mentors I’ve had lost value overtime where as Leo’s ideas seem to keep bearing fruits for me. 

[LifeEnjoyer]

Kind of weird to ask someone to be your mentor though, no? 

[Leo Gura]

It's good but don't get paradigm-locked into a single source.

[enchanted]

19 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

It's good but don't get paradigm-locked into a single source.

You mean the single Source being actualized.org? I definitely don't do that you taught us to do the opposite and so I have. 

[Leo Gura]

Just now, enchanted said:

You mean the single Source being actualized.org?

The single anything.

[enchanted]

41 minutes ago, LifeEnjoyer said:

Kind of weird to ask someone to be your mentor though, no? 

Well it's weird because our society says it's weird. The Catholics have a tradition of asking someone to be your confirmation godfather at around age 13. Usually an older member of the community who you know and trust. But confirmation godparents rarely ever do anything of value in my experience. Probably because they aren't developed themselves. But also because it's not normal for people to mentor others. 

And because it is weird, I am suggesting that we should try and be mentors to younger people around us who are obviously struggling. And I'm wondering if you guys think this is a good idea. 

Edited 3 hours ago by enchanted

[enchanted]

4 hours ago, LordFall said:

Dont really worry about the what society needs to do as a whole. I would do precisely what Leo does and start your own community if you think you can help people solve problems. I run a few communities myself, it’s a very rewarding process. 

For me it started out as more of a selfish goal of making money and raising my status but each time someone thanks me for helping them I get understand more the idea of intrinsically gaining pleasure from mentorship.

It’s also very validating to witness your ideas being able to work for own your life as well as others. It’s a superior form of intellectualism over simply theorizing. 

I’ve gained a lot of value from Leo’s work and I find that a lot of internet mentors I’ve had lost value overtime where as Leo’s ideas seem to keep bearing fruits for me. 

Building community is one thing and much harder than helping one or two younger people who are obviously struggling. Is this a good idea?

[LordFall]

If you feel like you have value to offer then sure. We get acclimated to our own success and take it for granted but oftentimes we've figured out stuff that other people are still struggling with. Also there are different ways to offer value. You can create an accountability group for example that helps people reach their goals without any need to have any sort of expertise yourself besides offering others the value of your consistency.

What type of skills do you have that can help others? Or perhaps another way to word it is what problems do you think others have that you can solve? 

I run 6 creative communities, 2 business chats and 2 investment communities at the moment. I also hosted a mastermind and a book club previously. Those formats didn't work particularly well so I retired them but the other ones are performing quite well to the point that I'm working on scaling them to other countries as a goal for next year. 

@LifeEnjoyer you wouldn't word it like that but you can message people that you know that are skilled at something that you admire or even people that you don't know.

You can say something like "Hey man I really like how you're doing X or this Y piece of content that you posted the other day. I'm also into X, what're your thoughts on Z?"

Most people like talking about their interests so it's easier than you think to get their thoughts on it. To develop a deep 1 on 1 mentorship relationship with someone you usually have to pay them a retainer but not always. 

Edited 3 hours ago by LordFall

[enchanted]

3 minutes ago, LordFall said:

What type of skills do you have that can help others? Or perhaps another way to word it is what problems do you think others have that you can solve? 

I think all anyone who is struggling needs is encouragement, empowerment, and a reconnection to our innate love of learning, passion for life, optimism, and self confidence that we are born with and that society sometimes beats out of us. This is what Leo has helped me with and what I would like to help others with. 

[LordFall]

Have you ever shot content before? I think that is a message worth spreading. There is so much negativity online.

Sounds cheesy but be the change you wanna see in the world!