- Jerry Bostleman of Vaco, at the Nashville Chamber of Commerce Future 50 Awards
First, CONGRATS to my company and its leadership, Sonny Clark and Keith Maune, as well a my frined Joe White and team at NovaCopy for each groups FOURTH Future 50 Award. Only one more until the Hall of Fame!!
Every so often we get a CHANCE to learn from the best. I have been fortunate to have LEARNED from 3 of the best - Bill Long of Avenue Bank, Andy Bailey of NationLink Wireless and Sonny Clark of Advanced Network Solutions. These are my professional "MENTORS" whether the know if or not...
What makes these guys so SPECIAL? Well... to start they are all very SUCCESSFUL. They are also men of great CHARACTER. Additionally, they are all RECOGNIZED business LEADERS and WINNERS. Winners of MULTIPLE awards, accolades and recognitions... (a very impressive group of leaders)
What makes them so SPECIAL to me? They have been INSTRUMENTAL in the DEVELOPMENT of myself as a person, a professional and a leader. Do you have someone that is TRAINING you to be a SUPERSTAR?? Do you have a POSITIVE influence that is PUSHING you to be better than you are today??
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
When you are CONSIDERING great mentor - look at their AREA OF EXPERTISE. Consider if someone is a PHENOMENAL manager and has a masterful way of motivating like Bill Long. Look at someone that can offer EXCEPTIONAL business savvy, focus and professional EXECUTION like Andy Bailey. Or look to someone that can SHOWCASE the best of BALANCING of CHARACTER and LEADERSHIP, as with my President, Sonny Clark.
The most INTERESTING aspect of "mentorship" is that it does NOT require formalized agreement of meetings, commitments, etc. Sometimes, the best "arrangement" is to OBSERVE and MIMIC the behavior patterns, responses and business (as well as personal) values.
If you are as FORTUNATE as I am and have been in the past, CAPITALIZE on the excellence those people demonstrate. DEDICATE yourself to learning from them - directly or indirectly. MIMIC their BEST attributes and DISMISS any non-preferred ones.
Ultimately, you are PRESENTED with wonderful examples of excellent people, business owners and leaders daily... it is YOUR job to make sure you get the most out of those opportunities!
Cheers,
Zach
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