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Mentor Me: GA=T+E— A Formula to Fulfill Your Greatest Achievement Kindle Edition

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Happiness. Success. Motivation. Influence. Inspiration.



Find Out Why This Author is Quoted Every Single Day in Social Media Worldwide: See the Book Quotes That Started It All...



Groundbreaking Practical Self-Help, Mentoring, Coaching, Personal Success, Business Guide



We all want to have success and happiness in every area of our lives, as well as be a positive influence and inspiration to other people. But too often, we get lost in our resolutions to do just that, having no idea where to start or how to get there.

This book is the perfect guide! Fun, Concise, Succinct, Proven, and Filled with Wisdom!

Successful mentor and coach Ken Poirot provides answers and walks you through in this groundbreaking book, Mentor Me: GA=T+E—A Formula to Fulfill Your Greatest Achievement!

Finally a Real-World Practical Self-Help, Mentoring, Coaching, Personal Success, Business Book!



In Mentor Me, you will discover:

- How to formulate a plan to achieve your dreams

- Your personality style and how it relates to the personality styles of other people

- How to most effectively learn new information, motivate yourself, and others

- The two most powerful words in the English language and how to put them to work for you

- The best-and most effective-way to handle any conflict in life

- And so much more...

Mentor Me delivers what other books only promise: real-world strategies, techniques, and information that produces effective, tested, and proven results!

Easy-to-implement directives and personal life illustrations combine to provide readers with the pathway to success they have only previously dreamed about.

There are also some fun "smile" moments included along the way...

Begin reading and following the plan found in Mentor Me today and step-by-step, you will transform your life!

A Fun and Simple Self-Help, Mentoring, Coaching, Personal Success, Business Book!



Ken Poirot is a financial professional with over eighteen years' experience as both a successful financial advisor and sales manager. As the senior vice president and sales manager for Frost Investment Services, the brokerage department of Frost Bank (NYSE:CFR), he led his department to four consecutive years of double-digit revenue growth, increasing revenue by over 83 percent while substantially increasing the profi t margin. During these same four years, the financial advisors he coached increased their individual production from an average of less than $25,000 in revenue per month to over $41,000. Additionally, he has consistently increased sales by double digits as a regional manager at various other firms, including Guaranty Bank and JPMorgan Chase.

He is a coach, consultant, scientist, author, and public speaker, currently residing in the Houston suburb of Richmond, Texas.

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"...fascinating...His analysis of the different ways in which people learn is equally enlightening. He deftly demonstrates how he personally put into practice much of the advice he conveys in the book...Poirot's writing style is conversational, educational, and often inspirational. Chapters are well organized, and exercises are integrated into the text at appropriate, logical spots. The text is easy to read, and the pages are nicely composed...Mentor Me...should prove to be a valuable guide" - Barry Silverstein, Foreward Reviews - Clarion Review

"...everyone - should think about reading this book." - Kathryn Bennett

"...this is a great book, enjoyable to read and with useful knowledge." - Teodora Totorean

"...motivating and inspiring book that will help change your attitude towards life." - Mamta Madhavan - Provided by "Readers' Favorite"

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I have been fortunate to work for some of the top companies in financial services - some better known New York Stock Exchange listed companies like American Express, Charles Schwab, Merrill Lynch (now part of Bank of America), JP Morgan Chase, as well as some smaller New York Stock Exchange listed companies like Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE: CFR) and Guaranty Bank (now part of BBVA, NYSE: BBVA).

I realized my time working as both a financial advisor and sales manager with some of the top financial firms over almost two decades, exposed me to much high-level training which could be applied to both personal life as well as my professional career.


I also realized many others might benefit from this information, so I decided to compile the best of this training in order to make it accessible and applicable for anyone who had an interest. I combined this with trial and error uses/enhancements (real world application) of this information, personal stories, real world experiences, and observations - creating the book, "Mentor Me: GA=T+E--A Formula to Fulfill Your Greatest Achievement".

The initial feedback I have received is this book is "succinct", "practical", "easy-to-read", and "easy-to-implement".

My hope is everyone who reads "Mentor Me" can find something therein to take away and use to have a positive impact on their lives.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KPGM28C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ken Poirot; 1st edition (May 2, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 2, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 321 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 163 pages
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Find out why this author is quoted daily in social media worldwide.

Shortly after publishing his first book, "Mentor Me," quotes from Ken Poirot gained in popularity.

"Mentor Me" quickly became a bestseller in multiple niches on Amazon; now every single day somewhere in the world Ken Poirot's quotes are posted in social media.

Ken Poirot grew up on Long Island, New York in the quaint village of Northport. After graduating from Cornell University with a B.S. in Microbiology, he moved to Houston, Texas to pursue his Ph.D. studies in Cancer Research at MD Anderson Cancer Center through UT Health Science Center. Upon receiving a US Patent for his research, "Lipid Complexed Topoisomerase I Inhibitors," he left graduate school for a career in financial services.

His career in financial services spanned working for some of the top companies in the industry; some better known New York Stock Exchange listed companies like American Express, Charles Schwab, Merrill Lynch (now part of Bank of America), JP Morgan Chase, as well as some smaller New York Stock Exchange listed companies like Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE: CFR) and Guaranty Bank (now part of BBVA, NYSE: BBVA).

He quickly realized his time working as both a financial advisor and sales manager with some of these top firms over almost two decades, exposed him to much high-level training which could be applied to both personal life as well as any professional career.

He also realized many others would benefit from this information, so Ken Poirot decided to compile the best of this training in order to make it accessible and applicable for anyone who had an interest. He combined all of this with trial and error uses/enhancements (real world applications), personal stories, real world experiences, and observations, creating the book, "Mentor Me: GA=T+E—A Formula to Fulfill Your Greatest Achievement".

"Mentor Me" has been praised for its uniqueness; it is different than other books in the same genre garnering such descriptions as "succinct", "practical", "easy-to-read", and "easy-to-implement".

Additionally, others have expressed that everyone who reads "Mentor Me" finds something inside to have a lasting, positive impact on their lives.

Find out why "Mentor Me" became a bestseller and why quotes from Ken Poirot are posted every single day in social media around the world...

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Customers find the book inspiring and helpful for achieving their goals. It helps them set specific goals and remind themselves of them constantly. The book touches on topics from time management to spiritual wellness, and does so in a straightforward way.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2014
    This is one of the best self-help books I have read in a very long time. Usually, this kind of books tend to contain the same information, but Ken Poirot’s book is very different. First of all, the author writes from his own experience, which means that the methods he suggests can have great results if they are well-implemented. I really liked some of his techniques, so I think I’m going to use them and see what happens.

    One of my favorite parts was the one where the author describes the various personality styles. I completely agree that people should first know their personality style and then use the tips found in this book in their own way. Then, it is also important to learn how your personality relates to the personality style of other people, and I think this information can become very useful when it comes to figuring out how to deal with a difficult person you absolutely need, such as your boss or a colleague.

    “Mentor Me” is filled with great advice, and the best thing is that it is very easy to put everything into practice. I intend to use the author’s techniques for learning new information faster and easier. I’ve always wanted to learn more things and also make sure that I won’t forget them, and now I have just the right methods to do it.

    I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their life, be it personally or professionally.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020
    A Fun and Simple Self-Help, Mentoring, Coaching, Personal Success, Business Book!

    A self help book for just one buck that will change your life hundred fold. What better investment can you think about. Reading the book is fun and its full of wisdom. Achieve your dreams, discover your personality and much more.

    The author, Ken Poirot is a financial professional with over eighteen years experience. In this book he gives you tips and tricks on improving your life. There are many experiences from real life situations of problem solving and financial management. But the book is not about finance alone. It is about life and how life has to move upwards.

    The authors intentions are well documented in the following extract: “Share this book with those who are supportive of you; add your own wisdom and life experience. Share it with your friends, family, coworkers, children, spouses, and significant other. Make this an active, ongoing part of your life and others’ lives."
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2014
    GA=T+E means "Greatest Achievement equals Time plus Energy." The book starts out by admitting it is a motivational book, and it mentions sales several times. The key advice is to write down specific goals and remind yourself of those goals constantly, then apply time and energy toward achieving the goals. Along the way the book mentions several very useful tools for dealing with other people. There is a quiz to help you identify your personality type, and a lot of good information about body language and the ability to use what you know about personality type and how a person learns to achieve the goal you want to achieve through the help of others. There are many books written over the decades that have similar advice. Maxwell Maltz's "Psyco-Cybernetics," Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich," and numerous books by Dale Carnegie all contain the same kind of advice.

    Napoleon Hill states you should write the goal on a piece of paper and put it in your wallet, post it on your shaving mirror, and constantly keep the goal in front of your eyes and you will achieve that goal. Maltz's technique is ready, fire, aim. The idea is that one should start moving toward the goal, while visualizing it very distinctly, and your automatic guidance system will take over and you will hit your target goal. Visualizing the goal as clearly and distinctly as possible - using every sense you have - is a key to Maltz's ideas. Mr. Poirot says much the same thing in a truncated fashion.

    The author is very helpful when he advises "know yourself" and then know others and how they are wired. Being able to disarm an angry person in a confrontation is important, and Mr. Poirot gives excellent advice there. Writing down your goals and then reminding yourself what the important things are (the rock bucket) is equally important for success; however, you can follow all the rules you want and apply yourself with diligence and still fail.

    Like many successful people Mr. Poirot believes that you control the outcomes of situations because you control your response to the situation. That, he thinks, is the key to moving forward in life. Control your response well and the situation will develop in your favor. Of course, this simply isn't true. I knew a wonderful fellow who had married his childhood sweetheart, graduated from college, and managed to get the job he had always wanted. Then he was drafted and sent to Vietnam where he died at the hands of the Vietcong. How was his response to the situation going to save him? He followed orders and died. His attitude just did not matter. As an attorney I had to advise people in awful situations, and many times the situations did not work out in their favor in spite of their positive attitudes and good decisions. I can tell you from personal experience that the best liars win in court most of the time, even when the law is against them.

    No matter how much you think you control your life by controlling your responses to situations that develop, in fact you do not. Mr. Poirot is very intelligent and uses that intelligence well, often achieving good results when many times it could have gone otherwise; thus, he believe he is ultimately in control. But it could have gone otherwise very easily. In one example, the organization has a discrimination problem and they moved to solve that problem before it exploded; however, if someone would have reported the discrimination before it was discovered - it had gone on for a long time - they would have had a lawsuit and significant damages rather than a personnel problem.

    Mr. Poirot seems to have been blessed with honest bosses. Many people have not had that kind of luck, and they have been set up or lied about by their not so honest bosses resulting in destroyed lives and careers. I have personally witnessed mental breakdowns from situations involving lying bosses or underlings. Thus, it is quite easy to get into a "situation" where your responses are limited and just controlling your response by thinking through what result you want will not help. Because this has worked for you does not mean it will work for others in situations that are not of their making and where their control is minimal. Just ask the men whose names are inscribed on that low black wall in Washington DC.

    What Mr. Poirot displays is survivorship bias. The ship was sinking, I did X and survived; thus, everyone who does X will survive. No one can ask the dead how many of them did the same thing and drowned. Mr. P did X and Y and was very successful; thus, others who do X and Y will succeed. But how many followed the same principles and failed? We do not hear from them. They do not write books. After all, who wants to hear from a failure?

    The book is easy to read, the principles easy to grasp, and the ideas are cogent and should help nearly anyone working their way through life. The hard part will be choosing the ultimate goal. Actually, very few people can formulate specific goals for their life other than gaining a certain amount of money. That is how the western world measures success. How much money do (did) you make? A million? You are a success. What if the goal is being honest or living a Christian life? How can that be measured?

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014
    This book was able to quickly and clearly hit the points that help you to be a successful individual. I am a 25 year old, recent college graduate. As I was reading this, I wish I would of read it earlier in my life. It touches on points from time management to spiritual wellness; and it does so directly and to the point. I also feel as though this book can help any person in any stage of life.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2014
    Ken Poirot's guide is definitely something you should read if you find yourself in a slump and you want to turn your life around. Or maybe if you're young and want to have a successful start in whatever it is that you wish to do. Either way, "Mentor Me: GA=T+E-A Formula to Fulfill Your Greatest Achievement" is a worth-reading book which provides concise, yet useful information. The author stays away from the usual cliches correlated with achievement, progress, and development, and instead offers tips which really can be used in real life and not just in theory in some utopic social, political, and economical environment.

    I won't say what the formula is -- after all this is what this guide is all about, so I don't think that the author would appreciate it if someone would simply give it away in a review --, but it is definitely something worth-knowing and which has the potential to help you achieve your goals if you do your part of the work.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars disappointed so far
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2014
    Not sure yet, still reading, disappointed so far, not what I was expecting

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