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Updated about 10 years ago,
What makes a person a Guru?
There have been many forum posts here on BP about Gurus in this business, evaluating their performance, etc. There are a number of active members of BP that swear up and down that they're not a "Guru". So what is the definition of a being a Guru in this business?
My thoughts are that a Guru is anyone that charges anything for their time or for you to gain knowledge from them. Even if they only charge you $.99 an hour in my mind they're still a Guru. If they didn't charge you I would consider them a mentor because they're sharing information. Now there are some that would say they're not a Guru because they're not charging thousands for their time. I respectfully disagree. Charging anyone for knowledge, coaching, etc., gaining anything in direct payment for your time and not a partnership deal where you profit only from a successful deal you're a Guru.
Thoughts?