Someone was talking about “paying it forward” this week and I started thinking about how much I enjoy mentoring others to become better, more successful Personal Trainers and/or business people.

A mentor, according to Merriam-Webster, is “a trusted counselor, tutor, or coach.” For me it means a sensei or teacher that seeks to share his/her wisdom, knowledge, and experience with someone eager to learn. 

My career has now spanned 30 years. I have had many mentors over the years from Dr. Joseph Pechinski, when I worked in the human performance center at the University of Maine, to Rich Brooks, Lynnelle Wilson, Carl Natale, and Mike Freeman(the gang at mainebusiness.com) who helped me to understand social media marketing for your business. Thank you all. You have enriched both my professional and my personal life.

As has been the case for most of my life, I try to pay forward the lessons/gifts that I have received. It is one of the most gratifying things I have done and will continue to do.

What about you? Are mentoring someone? Do you have a mentor?(you should. I’m looking to see who I can learn from next) I’ll be creating a structured mentorship program for Personal Trainers soon, but in the meantime, if I can be of any help to you, please ask. 

Best wishes all and do the mentor BOGO.