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1214: How to Find (and Keep) a Mentor in 10 Not-So-Easy Steps by Jeff Goins on Getting Career Advice and Guidance
Jan 27, 2024
Jeff Goins, author, provides practical guidance on nurturing mentor-mentee relationships. He demystifies mentoring, corrects misconceptions, and outlines 10 steps for finding and maintaining a beneficial mentorship. The importance of patience, persistence, and genuine connection is emphasized.
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- Approach finding a mentor with the understanding that it requires patience, persistence, and genuine connection.
- Instead of explicitly asking someone to be your mentor, start with an initial informal meeting to evaluate if you want to continue pursuing the relationship.
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Misunderstandings about Mentoring
Many people have misconceptions about how mentoring works. They often approach potential mentors in the wrong way, forcing them into an uncomfortable position. Common misconceptions include thinking that mentoring is all about oneself, waiting for a mentor to find them, being passive rather than active in the mentorship, and feeling the need to explicitly ask someone to be their mentor. To find a mentor, it's important to rethink these assumptions and approach the process differently.
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