{"id":8255,"date":"2015-09-21T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=8255"},"modified":"2024-03-13T11:39:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:39:17","slug":"geoff-woods","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/podcast\/geoff-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"ITT 062: Finding the Perfect Mentors with Geoff Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\":\/\/www.tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/62-Geoff-Woods-In-The-Trenches-Podcast-Tom-Morkes-1024x512.png\" alt=\"62 Geoff Woods In The Trenches Podcast Tom Morkes\" class=\"wp-image-11856\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/62-Geoff-Woods-In-The-Trenches-Podcast-Tom-Morkes.png 1024w, https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/62-Geoff-Woods-In-The-Trenches-Podcast-Tom-Morkes-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/62-Geoff-Woods-In-The-Trenches-Podcast-Tom-Morkes-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/62-Geoff-Woods-In-The-Trenches-Podcast-Tom-Morkes-720x360.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/338dp-6cf13a?from=yiiadmin&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=108&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><br><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/in-trenches-tom-morkes\/id953877288?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Subscribe in iTunes<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/insurgent.podbean.com\/mf\/play\/cw6sne\/ITT-62-GeoffWoods.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Mentee-Picture-white-550x450.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Mentee-Picture-white-550x450-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"Mentee-Picture-white-550x450\" class=\"wp-image-8256\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Mentee-Picture-white-550x450-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Mentee-Picture-white-550x450-320x262.jpg 320w, https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Mentee-Picture-white-550x450.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffwoods?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Geoff Woods<\/a> is the founder and host of <a href=\"http:\/\/geoffwoods.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Mentee Podcast<\/a>. His weekly podcast provides a platform to deliver valuable information and profound wisdom for those looking to make the transition from employee to entrepreneur. On his podcast, Geoff&nbsp;shares what he has learned from his mentors and uses it to help others who are looking to do the same. In&nbsp;today's broadcast, Geoff&nbsp;delves into the way you can quickly find high level mentors for yourself, as well as how he personally has connected with&nbsp;dozens of business leaders in a very short period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Geoff Woods&nbsp;and I talk about in this broadcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Why he decided to launch his podcast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The road that led him to where he is now and where he hopes to do in the future<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hear him tell us about the event in 2013 the changed his way of thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His reaction to his income being immediately cut by 40%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why amazing friends only are not enough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to build an army of mentors for yourself to help you get where you want to go<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance in having conversations with those smarter than yourself<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What you need to do in order to begin to meet great people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why you first must get clarity on the one thing you need the most help with (in 2 sentences or less)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to envision the ideal mentor for yourself<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why you must leverage your relationships correctly in order to find mentors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The method to practice in order to subconsciously meet and introduce yourself to future mentors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What he did to be in the same room with big name mentors and how he introduced himself to them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why you have to be genuine when introducing yourself to others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance of being <strong>vulnerable<\/strong> and <strong>honest<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to make an impact on someone in 15 seconds when meeting them to garner their help<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The way to get over approach anxiety when meeting people by showing up to add value to them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How you should execute follow up steps and foster a great relationship with a possible mentor after meeting them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In The Trenches with Tom Morkes on YouTube:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"ITT 062: Finding the Perfect Mentors with Geoff Woods\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0rjMJvLE0M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geoff on meeting big name mentors for the first time:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cYou have to be more <em>interested<\/em> than <em>interesting<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geoff how to think when you are meeting people:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cChange the way you look at things so the things you look at will change\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geoff on why you can add value to anyone immediately:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cYou have a skill set that is someone else\u2019s weakness\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find Geoff Woods&nbsp;online:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/geoffwoods.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">geoffwoods.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/author\/geoff-woods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Geoff Woods on Entrepreneur<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffwoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@geoffwoods<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other resources mentioned:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimrohn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jim Rohn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findthebestmentors.com\/findthebestmentorsoptin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Find The Best Mentor\u2019s<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/podcastersparadise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Podcaster\u2019s Paradise<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnleedumas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">John Lee Dumas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fizzle.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fizzle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/barefootwine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Barefoot Wine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you enjoyed today's podcast, please leave a review on iTunes <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/in-the-trenches\/id601855775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>. Thanks so much in advance for your support.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe in iTunes&nbsp;| Download Geoff Woods is the founder and host of The Mentee Podcast. His weekly podcast provides a platform to deliver valuable information and profound wisdom for those looking to make the transition from employee to entrepreneur. 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