Nick Mornard
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is just because i believe in listening to people who did who did it and not try to reinvent the wheel because i knew nothing about nothing i just knew that that person was successful so i listened to that person i had a mentor i believe in mentorship wholeheartedly and i'm like just tell me what you did i'm gonna replicate it monkey see monkey do and that's literally what i did and it made me successful then when i was successful
is just because i believe in listening to people who did who did it and not try to reinvent the wheel because i knew nothing about nothing i just knew that that person was successful so i listened to that person i had a mentor i believe in mentorship wholeheartedly and i'm like just tell me what you did i'm gonna replicate it monkey see monkey do and that's literally what i did and it made me successful then when i was successful
I wanted to improve it by tweaking things because I'm already there. The problem I see a lot of people do is they try to do everything their own way from the start before getting there. And so to answer your question, I think that it's the having a lot of great mentors around me, picking very well the five person I spend the most time with around me because I refuse negativity in my life.
I wanted to improve it by tweaking things because I'm already there. The problem I see a lot of people do is they try to do everything their own way from the start before getting there. And so to answer your question, I think that it's the having a lot of great mentors around me, picking very well the five person I spend the most time with around me because I refuse negativity in my life.
And that's something that was very clear and I was very blunt about it. And i probably hurt some people's feelings when i was in my early 20s but i'm like you don't have the lifestyle of the life that i want to have so i wish you the best but i'm not gonna be hanging around you too much longer and i was literally telling those things and so it helped me when i moved to the us like
And that's something that was very clear and I was very blunt about it. And i probably hurt some people's feelings when i was in my early 20s but i'm like you don't have the lifestyle of the life that i want to have so i wish you the best but i'm not gonna be hanging around you too much longer and i was literally telling those things and so it helped me when i moved to the us like
that's what i did the first three years it was literally trying to get to understand how the system work here but america is the best country in the world and i do believe it i'm the most patriotic non-born american that you can find everything is perfect no but it's pretty damn close and that's my vision
that's what i did the first three years it was literally trying to get to understand how the system work here but america is the best country in the world and i do believe it i'm the most patriotic non-born american that you can find everything is perfect no but it's pretty damn close and that's my vision
Yeah, so again, a great question. Everybody has an ego, like you mentioned, and it's fine as long as the ego doesn't stop you to go where you want to be or you need to be. And I think that's the biggest problem. When you start working with someone that you are willing to learn from, you need to...
Yeah, so again, a great question. Everybody has an ego, like you mentioned, and it's fine as long as the ego doesn't stop you to go where you want to be or you need to be. And I think that's the biggest problem. When you start working with someone that you are willing to learn from, you need to...
excite their ego and put your ego on the side because i do believe i mean i maybe i'm lucky but i doubt i think that if you want to reach out to someone to help you out If you're genuine about the ask and the person feel like you really want it, very rarely someone will tell you, no, I'm not interested. Because you will literally state all the things that they do that you look up to.
excite their ego and put your ego on the side because i do believe i mean i maybe i'm lucky but i doubt i think that if you want to reach out to someone to help you out If you're genuine about the ask and the person feel like you really want it, very rarely someone will tell you, no, I'm not interested. Because you will literally state all the things that they do that you look up to.
And you would like to get like 30 minutes with that person, you know, online, having coffee if the person live close by. Nobody will tell you no, maybe not at the time you want, but they will do it. And I think the problem is that a lot of people, they tend to go on one of those calls and they take what they want to take from the conversation.
And you would like to get like 30 minutes with that person, you know, online, having coffee if the person live close by. Nobody will tell you no, maybe not at the time you want, but they will do it. And I think the problem is that a lot of people, they tend to go on one of those calls and they take what they want to take from the conversation.
If it's someone that I really look up to and I want to be where they are today, I'm going to take over everything they tell me and I'm going to apply the hell out of it. And I will learn of it and I will follow up with them, thank them, but also follow up with, you know, here's what I learned during this conversation. Here's what I want to apply.
If it's someone that I really look up to and I want to be where they are today, I'm going to take over everything they tell me and I'm going to apply the hell out of it. And I will learn of it and I will follow up with them, thank them, but also follow up with, you know, here's what I learned during this conversation. Here's what I want to apply.
Here's my goal the next two weeks, a month, two months, regardless, timeline. They love that because people, when they spend time, you know, that's very valuable for successful people to actually help you. They love to see that that's not for nothing. And I built such strong relationship with some majority of my, my mentors. And I still have close relationship with them to this day.
Here's my goal the next two weeks, a month, two months, regardless, timeline. They love that because people, when they spend time, you know, that's very valuable for successful people to actually help you. They love to see that that's not for nothing. And I built such strong relationship with some majority of my, my mentors. And I still have close relationship with them to this day.
And it's, I think because I value them, I respect them and I don't waste their time when they give it to me. And I think it's important. Can you learn that? Yes, you just need to know the reason why you want to talk to that person. And you need to be very clear about what do you want to get out of it.
And it's, I think because I value them, I respect them and I don't waste their time when they give it to me. And I think it's important. Can you learn that? Yes, you just need to know the reason why you want to talk to that person. And you need to be very clear about what do you want to get out of it.