Who is Mentor?

             


I want to share to you who is mentor and why do we need a mentor in our daily lives.  
- Toby Ramos

…Ted Engstrom defines a mentor as someone who “provides modeling, close supervision on special projects, individualized help in many areas-discipleship, encouragement, correction, confrontation and a calling to accountability.”  According to Engstrom, a mentor is someone who has achieved superior rank and influence in an organization or profession.  The mentor is an authority in his or her field as a result of disciplined study and experience.  This person is willing to commit time and emotional energy to a relationship that guides an understudy’s growth and development.

The idea of mentoring apparently come from homer’s Odyssey, in which King Odysseus went to war leaving his household and young son, Telemachus, in the care of a wise and proven teacher named MENTOR. Clearly, the king was not in a great hurry to get home because he was gone for twenty-one years. When he returned he found that the young prince had become a competent leader and man of integrity, molded by the example, guidance and wisdom of mentor. For centuries, the concept of apprenticeship meant something similar – the guidance of an older, more experienced person, passing knowledge and teaching skills to a young learner.

While mentoring has become a popular idea among Christians in recent years, its modern popularity arose in the business world, were more established and successful leaders took on the task of guiding protégés in their professional growth. 

“As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.”

                                                -Proverbs 27:17, NLT

My Story: 

When I began network marketing, I don't have much knowledge about this kind of career all I know is that I can be rich and be successful in it. It took me a month before I join a company because I was so very skeptic about it and before I got my first cheque in this business, I encountered many rejections. 


Then I realize something network marketing is hard if you lack knowledge and guidance, I was in the midst of burnt-out back then..but God is so gracious to me, I met a coach/mentor of network marketing, He gave me tips and strategies on how to develop my skills in this profession - helping me become more proficient. Now my mission is to coach/mentor other networkers who needs help and guidance.