You gave away some transcripts of a Taiwanese Mytho training as part of the Ruby mentoring package some time ago… I thought you were on absolute fire in that training, at the absolute top of your game. There is an incredible sense of precision, deft sculpture; saying as much as needs to be said, the necessary minimalism of a master. And that said… the stories are sublime, woven and wound and spun into gold. Is this the same training source that you refer to in the book?

I have many mentors that I have never met but travel with me in my mind and my electronic memory for reference. You Joseph are on that I met and I carry with me – thank you for being there for me.

I especially appreciated above the comment about there being a world out there invisible to me and the message that we should not be ignorant to its presence. Walk with a mentor. I do at the level I am at financially. As my finances grow I plan for my interactions with mentors to grow on a more personal basis (there is a Hebrew expression translated meaning eyeball to eyeball).

I especially enjoyed “I am rewarded well for what I do as the society I live in at this time values what I do in the way I do it at the level it is valued”.

This strikes me as being a very key issue.

I have had some confusion about the the proper growth path of my business due to it’s seeming conflict with the “growth” businesses that seek to be built into behemoths and then sold off, and I find myself reluctant to go that route, mainly because it isn’t how and where I see my desire.

While there are a few things that I’d like to have done without my involvement, I truly enjoy much of what I do as I guide people local (largely under served) small business towards more effective media opportunities, that involve them as contributors to their projected internet presence, and save them precious time and profits that might otherwise have been spent carelessly on false promises, and I do it all as largely a “lifestyle business”.

I look forward to working with you as you discover any of my remaining, unseen, or underlying causes of any possible inability of my own, to generate sufficient income to support the lifestyle that I’ve come to value more highly, than the larger pursuit of a larger business than I may care to create.

I suppose, if I knew, what you’ll no doubt see in me, I’d be more readily able to just commit to working with you, from the stronger financial position that my work with you will bring.

Soon ! Thank you Dr Riggio.

Like with all learning experiences it’s useful to take away what you need and what is valuable – and to leave the rest with the trainer/teacher/therapist/mentor/coach/guru … whatever.

Once I was with Roye and I made a comment about to him about trusting him. His reply was succinct and potent, “Don’t trust me … trust my skills.”

My distinction here with regard to working with a mentor is somewhat specific, i.e.: if you’ve done your homework your mentor is “pre-vetted” – meaning that you’ve checked them out in some way that satisfies your personal criteria for selection and you’re ready to accept advice from them unquestionably to have the experience that will give you the experience you need.

As you work with them you continue to vet the experience of working with them by the input they offer and the results you gain (or not). At some point it is possible that in your mind the mentor will be fully vetted – meaning you have enough personal experience to know what to trust from them and what not to listen to in the same way.

For instance sometimes I’m telling stories to amuse an audience, and sometimes I’m making profound statements with the stories I tell … and sometimes I tell stories just to hear myself speak … a great client/mentee/apprentice will recognize the difference with time.

The challenge some people have with listening is that they don’t know when not to listen. Have a great deletion strategy can be an incredibly valuable resource too.

Thanks …