diff --git a/_posts/2021-11-08-weekly-review-13.md b/_posts/2021-11-08-weekly-review-13.md index fa884ae..90db353 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-11-08-weekly-review-13.md +++ b/_posts/2021-11-08-weekly-review-13.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ category: personal Wouldn't it be great if we all have someone who pushes us into achieving our full potential? I can't count how many friends I've heard they need a mentor. -But lately I feel like this concept has been blown out... partly by those who make a living out of it, and most of us are left out looking for person/s who will finally help us achieve our goals. +But lately I feel like this concept has been blown out... partly by those who make a living out of it, and now most of us are left looking for person/s who will finally help us achieve our goals. Many are now left paralyzed. @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ There's just not that many good role-models or successful people or experts who Must we let this put our own growth to a halt? -The truth is, when we think about it, the Mentor concept sounds good because it seems to release us from responsibility. +The truth is, when we think about it, the mentor concept sounds good because it seems to release us from responsibility. But those who do have mentors and have a good working relationship with them, will have found this out: they are still the sole responsible person for their growth. @@ -37,13 +37,15 @@ If we admit that this is what we need, it will practically be more achievable th First, we own the responsibility. We are accountable to ourselves. No other person is to blame. -Then, we can find others. May not as crucial as the first, but we will benefit in finding other people who also owns the responsibility for their growth. +Then, we can find others. May not be as crucial as the first, but we will benefit in finding other people who also owns their responsibility for their growth. There's a quote attributed to one Jim Rohn I keep remembering: > You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” -If so, then inevitably your pursuit of growth, taking responsibility, will benefit those around you. And connecting to like-minded others will further nurture your growth. +If so then two things happen: first, inevitably your pursuit of growth and taking responsibility will benefit those around you. + +Then connecting to like-minded others will further nurture your growth. With this, we begin to have a cycle of Accountability... and in a way we become a mentor to ourselves and to others.