chantel nouseforaname's Reviews > Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped

Russell brand is actually really insightful. He seems like a greaseball but he’s more insightful than one might think. This book was concise and really really down to earth. There something that I love about his honesty and his self awareness. He highlights the importance of looking inward and analyzing the reasons why you might find yourself downward spiralling with this openness that acknowledges and tries to make peace with the ugliness within. He simultaneously guides you towards the reasons why you should look outside yourself when you feel lost and seek assistance from people who are capable and in the right space/frame of mind to help provide it to you.

This book made me think about the great things about some of the different mentors I’ve had in my life. Mentors also made me realize that the times where mentorship was not successful with me, and that has happened, it was because I wasn’t ready and that’s OK. When I was ready, I really did benefit from a non-judgmental approach and the knowledge of somebody who had experience of what I was going through. This book is special.

Highlights also include: his approach surrounding cutting people the fuck off and eliminating the toxicity from your life. Especially when you’re the one who put them folks and that toxicity there. It’s a great read.