Who Needs a Guinea Pig?

As my next birthday approaches with a relentless speed that reminds me of dreams unfulfilled and plans out of place.

I have been fighting pout of depression now and then, draining my most creative energy; I have never felt so clueless, and trackless on how to go about the next phase of my life.

There is definitely a need for something more than what my effort presently yields; I felt a dire need to climb on someone’s shoulder to see the road ahead.

I concluded I had to see a counselor.

While still contemplating on who to talk to, my best friend thought I should start thinking of other sources of income while I continue with my job hunt and wait for my dream job.

He recommended ‘One Minute Millionaire’ by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Allen.

It is a two book in one, with a fiction and non fiction approach designed to address two kinds of learning, so that readers can fully integrate the life changing lessons.

The right side pages tell the fictional tale of Michelle who lost her home and custody of her children, desperate for a change she defied rejections and went in pursuit of guidance.

The rest of the story shows how Samantha, a self made and enlightened millionaire took Michele under her wings, shared her wisdom, helped her overcome her fears and oppressive barriers as she faced a terrible dilemma of raising a million dollars in 90 days or loose custody of her two children forever.

Reading the novel part was an eye opener for me - a true moment of aha , above the tremendous lessons learnt about multiple streams of income, I realized what I actually need at this phase of my life isn’t a counselor but a mentor.

More than periodic advice from someone with or without a genuine interest, what I need is support from a Samantha or Samanthas who will see in me a future, then patiently and selflessly fashion these irregular pieces of raw material into a stunning work of art. This could be based on knowledge and life experiences in different aspect of life, career, faith, marriage, etc

I have always adored the idea, especially women mentoring women.
We are so much like each other in many ways, we share many similar experiences. We can read and understand each other’s feeling and emotions in situations effortlessly, and I guess we will make the best mentors for ourselves.

The question is how do I find one?

While some think that the best of such are those that happen naturally - you meet someone, a conversation begins and pretty soon, you realize you have a mentor! Others think that mentoring relationships rarely happen accidentally, that it takes a calculative effort from the one in search. In other words you have to be on the lookout for someone who might have something to invest into you.

I guess I have always been on the waiting side when it comes to this, hoping that one day I will meet someone and then there will be a click, but maybe at this point I have to be in a hot pursuit of someone who is ready to impact lessons and practices that can be embraced, I am ready to be a guinea pig!