diff --git a/_posts/2021-11-08-weekly-review-13.md b/_posts/2021-11-08-weekly-review-13.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa884ae --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2021-11-08-weekly-review-13.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +published: true +title: "You Don't Need a Mentor" +image: eating-out +permalink: /weekly-review-13 +description: "Accountability is the real underlying principle we need" +image-attrib: >- + Ayo Ayco. Since the pandemic, "eating out" meant we buy food somewhere and eat in the car +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. + +Many are now left paralyzed. + +For sure, successful people may have some form of mentor behind them. + +But when I look at this purely in a practical sense, if all of us wait for a mentor, many will be left out. + +There's just not that many good role-models or successful people or experts who will have the time or interest to attend to us! + +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. + +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. + +The benefit they get from having a mentor is that they have someone who will hold them accountable for their decisions and actions. + +If this is the case, then can't we just scrap this mentor thing and go straight to the point? + +We need accountability. + +If we admit that this is what we need, it will practically be more achievable than waiting for that mentor. + +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. + +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. + +With this, we begin to have a cycle of Accountability... and in a way we become a mentor to ourselves and to others. + +Isn't this what we really want? + +What is one thing that keeps you from taking full responsibility for your growth? diff --git a/assets/images/eating-out.jpg b/assets/images/eating-out.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6575da Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/images/eating-out.jpg differ