What I Got Wrong About Mentorship | Simon Sinek

Mentorship is like friendship: it evolves over time, and it's a two-way street.
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Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together.
Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work that they do.
Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and The Infinite Game.
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[@AhmetKaan]

*Mentorship is the best way to shorten your learning curve to be successful*

[@AdeAde0224]

Facts having a mentor is very time saving

[@marisolmarcelino6616]

i definitely agree that a mentor is more like a friend. I am so lucky to have one!

[@jayani6584]

"Mentor is a friend" just like any other relationship it grows.

[@ChicMoviesOnline]

This is great. Mentors are most of the time, life savers.

[@AdeAde0224]

Agreed

[@paulEmotionalaudio]

100% agree. It’s always a 2 way street as you always have to be open to learn, whatever direction that may come from.

[@AdeAde0224]

Yup it’s almost a 50/50 relationship

[@geraldpolmateer3255]

I have spent 46 mentoring men and learn a lot from them. I think they teach me more than I teach them.

[@racaciaruth4460]

Mr Sinek, you have such a remarkable and charismatic spirit. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and inspiring me. 🙏

[@renatastumberger8002]

For a lot of us, you are our mentor. You touch our life in every possible way. Thank you.

[@marcosteixeira1969]

Relation is crucial for authentic mentorhip experiences.

[@22busy43]

Iron sharpens iron.

[@choosengeneration2470]

True mentorship is more than friendship yeah coz you share all your great wisdom and lead that person to the right way do all you can to make it happen yeah and yes it will benefit both of u the one who teach as well the one who is learning same thing the monitor also learn from the student coz knowledge is so wide and big we can't reach in all areas yeah .

[@TinaLeder]

That's such a good point. *Mentor to Mentor Relationship*

[@phoenixpham905]

Thank you, Simon! I like this sentence, "Be there for each other"

[@SirGalaEd]

That all said, and its true....just remember that a mentor unlike a parent does NOT have to care about your feelings. They might, or they might know that something they tell you may be hurtful, because you NEED to hear it. A good mentor will not coddle you, they will be honest. Sometimes, brutally so.

[@eiferdoodle]

I have had that revelation lately. Now that I have experienced working for a great leader instead of a manager, I no longer care about really anything else but wanting to work for/with great leaders, people.

[@marieconway4889]

Akin to love. How sweet.. Ha! You're all gooey underneath. Yes, quite correct though. 😊👍

[@VinnyLogz]

I wanna see Simon Sinek & Ryan Holiday do an interview like this, 2hrs!

[@kanchanchhangwani9369]

I am looking for love . That’s great line I wish I could have use same lines in my interviews

[@priscamoyesa]

I love the mention of love in this ☺

[@seenochasm7101]

Simon you're going to be my *distant friend-tor. Okay?

[@Atlanta718]

I love that word as well. ❤ Coin it and add to the urban dictionary 🎯

[@speedygaming1919]

Agreed that mentorship is good but being a leader and mentor at the same time can be very challenging, bad leaders only give guidance to their mentee specifically which will show a sign of favouritism that is unhealthy to an organization.

[@RaviKiran-nv5dw]

I am a Haiku (3 lined Japanese styled poem of 17 syllables) poet and coincidentally this is what I wrote a short while before watching this video Student journeys on Becomes master who teaches Learnings from students

[@grantegginton251]

This is a great descriptor of what it means to be a mentor.

[@grantegginton251]

@Simon Sinek mmmmmm me thinks you’ve been hacked...

[@stevenkoehler6018]

Excellent. Simon Sinek always has so much good to express.

[@leadup.renatto]

Short and sweet video to the point on mentorship - thank you Simon!

[@_jassi.07_]

I started because "i want to be proud on myself by doing something i love and is worth doing it" Is This Is My Why?

[@entrepreneurpodcasttv1239]

Great insight, Simon. You're a mentor to a lot more people than you realize 👍

[@stephy9930]

I know it's completely beside the point, but when I was about 9 or 10 I moved house and had to change schools. Apparently we had already learned about friendship at my old school or something, because one of the kids at my new schools kept wanting to play with me at recess and when she asked me after about a week if I wanted to be her friend I was very confused. She got worried that meant I didn't want to be her friend, so I told her she just didn't need to ask because I was already playing with her so we were already friends. We started making friendship bracelets after that. So sometimes kids really do walk up to someone and ask to be friends 😊

[@marksimon8393]

I love that, I can relate to what he’s talk about

[@vernielariosa8996]

Finding a mentor is the hardest.

[@chrysoulano-name4033]

This is such an important video to have produced. Along those same lines, I came up with an idea that capitalizes on this realty and I found this deeply affirming, and helpful because now I know what to ask an individual before I approach them with my idea. In order to fully appreciate the value in my idea one would have to have already discovered this rule in the scope of their personal experience. I will be able to narrow my prospects. Thank you for creating this video, I hope it results in a brighter future for college students everywhere.

[@Afshanshad]

As expected.. again nice deep and honest observation.. love from India.. big fan of you... Love ❤️ you Simon I mean really I feel so connected to your thought process. On stage you just admitted that you are not normal very proudly this really help me because I am also like you who thinks differently, introvert, but loves to public speaking, loves to share knowledge and experience ... So on so on so on...

[@Afshanshad]

Now I also say very proudly that yes I am not normal and I am proud of it. Previously it was very depressing that I am alone with this kind of thought process. Now I realised that yes I am different and that's why I will for sure do different things great things. Thanks to you. Love 💖🥰 you Simon

[@piratefisheriesormond4339]

Thanks brother that means a lot to me....you are a good friend

[@smythie27]

Amazing perspective.

[@chrisherne6454]

Well... no. Mentorship is not really friendship as the relationship is skewed one way. The mentor has wisdom that the younger one doesn't. Yes, it's true that a good teacher can learn from his student, but the Mentor/Mentored relationship is not two-way. Your mentor was probably speaking metaphorically. Maybe, you had already been through the mentoring stage sufficiently in his eyes by the time this incident happened that he was really your friend, and not a mentor. A good explanation of mentoring might be found in Robert Bly's book: 'Iron John'. To be a true and successful mentor, you need to have no interest in the success or failure of your protégé; this is n important difference between the roles of mentor and father.

[@OgolordIntl]

This is PURE TRUTH❤

[@ZylerKade]

Love this concept, so true!

[@TheActiveAssault]

It’s true. I have three mentors, one was also a Marine and runs hedge funds, one is a president at a medium sized company, and the last is a director at my company. Each gives me different advice that the other may not have mentioned and I reciprocate often. It’s mutual. I find myself, although still very young, taking on mentees. Why? Because impressive individuals are somewhat rare these days and you gravitate towards them. My mentees impress the shit out of me. Often I feel they’ll be my boss eventually and I welcome it!

[@PRESCRIPTIVELIVINGDIAGNOSEPRES]

Great location! I dig the ambiance.

[@saxophonecsb7398]

Awesome lesson.

[@ButhuLionessOfGod]

Needed this !

[@joannelim7985]

What happens if you can’t find your mentor?

[@sushibrowniepodcast1843]

Where could I find a community of smart, amazing people when I'm a 19-year-old dropout?

[@salimalbitar]

Looking for one too❤

[@AnwarScott517]

LinkedIn

[@nicolaablett7790]

Its not somehting that can be forced needs to be natural

[@SharifD-PaletteAnArtdsb]

Hi Simon ..How are you doing? 😊 I am from Bangalore India.

[@itimadborqane9516]

how do i actually find a mentor? I'm in a place now where i'm in need of one , especially given the circumstances!

[@lokeyfunny]

Thumbnail looks like he's sitting with Walter White 😂

[@BookishGyanwithMsPreeti]

Good

[@spguptaprincipalofuhsmanuw6554]

Great 👍

[@Davidcj2023]

Although this is what I will what I will say is irrelevant, it is interesting that you cannot add someone directly. Will you be my friend or something involves it’s somethin.

[@theauntofdragons]

😯 I never considered my mentor was getting something from me as well...

[@theauntofdragons]

@Simon Sinek aw man I got excited...

[@GarrettHoyos]

Lol 😂 my three year old daughter asks everyone if they can be her friend.

[@dielaughing73]

@Simon Sinek hmmmm

[@dylanthecolman]

Is a mentor almost like a type of rival?

[@maheensyed6117]

Want a mentor !

[@poxuy851]

Beautiful love u.

[@SyNcLife]

Okay next question: How to find the right friends? (Don't give me Dale Carnegie)

[@entrepreneurpodcasttv1239]

Haha. It is a good book.....

[@TheSoler33]

Read "I am making myself clear" by Terry Felber 👍

[@John83118]

This is robust content. A related book I read shifted my entire paradigm. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Theodore Blaze

[@muditsaxena6721]

Heisenberg

[@thesetruths1404]

I hope you and yours are awesome in God! I'm looking for information about how the Church could and should prepare young men to make/maintain adult life relationships and marry (if they want to marry). There are so many boys without fathers in one way or another, and they seem to be fed to the world like disposable heroes. And it appears our culture can have men around, but these important issues are being neglected even with them present in communities. 30 years ago I was a born-again Christian young man with no relationship mentoring. I didn't ask questions, and I guess my parents assumed I had it figured out, but I did not. And no one was around to ask in person because I was off in a fresh military career, many miles away. All of my work people were not living for God, and just winging life as well. I was in church and Bible groups but their focus was never relationship focused. I got married too soon/too carelessly and it crashed, and I got burned badly. I picked a woman poorly and it was an unnecessary disaster. It was all preventable, yet there were no precautions being taught to me as an active man in the Church. I felt like I was sucker-punched. Now, as a father of two relatively young sons I am searching how to teach them to seek and receive mentorship, and I want to know how to pass guidance to other young men as well. There is not a lot of focused Christian material on this, and I don't find a lot of discussion or discipleship help on it whatsoever. Yet, our "churched" marriages are falling apart as much, or more, as the world's lost folks. Why is this so difficult to teach and help young churched believers with? Where are the focused Christian efforts at raising and guiding good young men and women to date/marry wisely? It sure seems like this is a super-weak link in the Church. What do you think? Is it? It seems like organizational suicide to raise believers with little to no relationship guidance from a very early age and expect them to make a good Bride to Christ, doesn't it? They are the future of the Church. They should be better prepared, else they are very likely to crash/burn their families and run from God in the process. I've seen this happen to many friends. If you know of any good teaching portions please share with me. LORD, please send me to the existing guidance and experts if I'm overlooking them. Thanksgiving and peace to you!

[@rubenske091]

❤

[@StereotypedMe_]

Just discover my only mentor is a capitalist. How devastating.

[@bitchslapper12]

Simon, can you be my mentor?

[@yashtyagi8781]

3rd

[@althaf279]

Second view

[@tejasshetty1789]

1st

[@hendriksilitonga]

How to find a mentor?

[@ayandangcobo6773]

"When the student is ready, a teacher appears". -Robin Sharma

[@springwinds7208]

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