Episode 53!

In this episode my guest, Jonathan Sparks, and I discuss how mentors can help get you unstuck. Jonathan the Founder of Sparks Law that handles business and transactional matters for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Additionally, Jonathan has a weekly podcast and as a musician has released a new single monthly in 2022.

Jonathan believes that all entrepreneurs need mentors. In order to find good mentors you need to be humble. There are people out there that have grown a lot more than you in certain areas and you can learn from their mistakes and successes. Your growth is only limited by how much feedback you can take in without "freaking out" or getting offended. You could grow and have all the success that you’ve dreamed about if you would listen to people that know better than you that have been down the path that you’re trying to travel down. They know where the speedbumps and potholes are and can save you time and energy by avoiding them.

Unfortunately, many people set up roadblocks to mentorship and don’t reach out for help because they’re afraid of their own success. For example, some people will say, “I want a million dollars” but they don’t want it or else they would find a way to get it. To them success is scary. Part of them knows that if they were highly successful, they would lose a lot of their friends due to jealousy.

When you really want to improve yourself, you need to seek out mentors that are on a higher level than you. If you only interact with people that are on the same level as you, they will inadvertently pull you down when you try to grow. The only way to level up is to leave your community and find a new community. Mentors can show you how to do that.

In this episode we also discuss:

How entrepreneurs can create mentoring experiences.
How mentors can help you rewire your brain and let go of limiting beliefs and negative thoughts.
Why many people on levels higher than you appreciate and welcome the opportunity to be a mentor.
One great question that every mentee should ask their mentors.
…and other golden nuggets of advice!

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About The Guest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Sparks is the Founder of Sparks Law. He works as an in-house counsel for small to medium sized businesses. His motivational, self-help weekly podcast deals specifically with improving your life and becoming the best version of yourself. Before forming Sparks Law, Jonathan worked at the United States Department of Justice, the United States Senate Office, the Attorney General’s office for the District of Columbia, and as an attorney at King & Spalding here in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School, where he excelled at Corporate and Business law, Torts, Litigation, and Securities law.

Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn here.

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