Colin SprakeInvestor & Mentor Driving Multi-Million Dollar Growth

I’ve Been Mentored by Millionaires and Billionaires — And Most People Get Mentorship Completely

28 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this talk, Colin Sprake shares two core principles for successful mentorship based on his experience being mentored by high‑net‑worth individuals. He first explains that most mentees approach mentors with a "get" mindset—focusing on what they can extract—rather than offering value first. He illustrates this with a personal anecdote about meeting Jack Canfield, where he asked how he could help Canfield with the relaunch of Success Principles, leading to a genuine exchange. The second principle is to be crystal‑clear about the specific help you need; vague requests like "help me in business" are ineffective, whereas targeted asks such as "help me build funnels" or "understand cash flow" enable you to match with the right mentor. By adopting a giving attitude and precise requests, the speaker argues that anyone can attract mentors who elevate their business performance.

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What most people really get wrong about mentorship, like I've been mentored by billionaires and multi deca millionaires. And the thing that people get so wrong when they first get together with a mentor is they go with a get attitude. What can I get from this person? And that to me is where the downfall is at. It's how much can you give? I never forget when I first met Jack Canfield and I sat down with him, he's one of the co authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul. And I said to him, jack, what's your immediate need right now? And he said to me, colin, no one's ever asked me that. I said, jack, I'm here to help you as much as I would love some help from you as well. And he said to me, colin, I'm relaunching Success Principles the second edition. Can you give me some social media love? And I said to him, jack, I'd love to do that for you. I don't have as the following you have. He said, I don't care. At the end of the day I am asking you to do this because you made the offer to me. I said, jack, I'll do it with pleasure. That's the most important thing for me. So many people go with a get attitude with a mentor. And, and the second thing I'd highly recommend when you sit down with a mentor, be specific about what you want. Don't go there and say I want you to help me in business that's really broad, doesn't really help. I want you to help me with building funnels. I want you to help me with social media advertising on Facebook. I want you to help me with cash flow and understanding cash flow in its entirety. Then you can find the right mentor who specializes that area that can really help you. So follow those two principles and you'll always find great mentors that will help you reach raise your game in every level within your business.