“Good artists copy, great artists steal” — Pablo Picasso
Our ability to copy is the biggest predictor of success. Therefore, choosing a mentor in business and in life, is one of the most important decisions we will ever make. Mentoring is a key element in career development and some of the most successful people in history had mentors:
Alexander the great had Aristotle as his mentor
Albert Einstein had Max Talmey as his mentor
Bill Gates had Paul Allen as his mentor
Most of us miss out on this idea and we lose a good part of our life making bad decisions. Mentors are the shortcut we all want. Mentors will help us achieve our goals quicker if we can learn from their experiences and avoid the same mistakes they made. It is also worth mentioning that the people of knowledge (mentors) will not come to us but we must show the hunger and go to them.
“Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living—if you do it well I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor.” — Denzel Washington
