The Critical Question: "When can we talk next?"

In the early stages of mentorship, this is the most important question you can learn to ask: "when can we talk next?"  Initially, this should be every day.  Then, as things settle into place, you wean off of constant contact and then just check-in for support and metrics.

Your job, as a sponsor/mentor, is to get the people you partner with up-and-running as quickly as possible.  Up and running with what, you ask?  There is a ton of things initially.

Personal Resources (at minimum to get started)

• a Gmail account for your business that is used exclusively for business purposes
• a Gmail account that is set up as an autoresponse
• a personal "About Me" page

Payment Processors (you need to have ways to get paid)

• PayPal Account
• Venmo Account
• Cashapp Account
• There are many others which are addressed in other places, these three are a good start.

The "Getting to Know Each Other" tool

• we use a Google Form that is designed to bust through layers of information and values exchange.  This needs to be worked through and takes time.  You can see it HERE
• Again, we are not looking for sign-ups.  We seek to build relationships.  This tool is a major step in this direction.

Understanding Our Culture

• We have a Training Site and this blog you are on now.  You need to ensure that people become familiar with them and understand "what it takes" to be successful in the spirit of cheerful accountability.

YOU NEED TO BLOCK OUT TIME AND SET APPOINTMENTS WITH PEOPLE TO MAKE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN.  THIS MEANS HOURS OF YOUR DAY.  IT IS THE WORK YOU DO TO BUILD A COMPETENT ORGANIZATION.

Some of these are "one and done", like setting up resources and payment processors.  Others are lifelong.  This is what we promote and seek:  lifelong partnerships.  

The "When can we talk next?" question, followed by setting a time to do just that is a critical skill and dynamic that is critical to your success and the success of those you sponsor.

This is both a constant, and it is ever-evolving.  None of it ever goes away.  These are the fundamentals of how to drive business growth.  The goal is to have everyone BE COMPETENT as a mentor, be understood as their role as a mentee.  Everyone starts at a different place, and as such, learning curves significantly vary.

This is the beast we tame and something that will feed you forever when you successfully navigate and master the process.

It all starts with consistently asking, "When can we talk next?"