Look for someone whose work you admire or who simply excels in a single area where you’d like to expand your skills.
Mentors are a great asset! I would never have reached the levels I am at without a number of mentors. Mentors have made such an impact in my life that I decided to offer mentoring services to companies and people together with one of my mentors, Thor Erik Gulliksen . We do this in Trainifique , as you may already know.
A mentor is someone who helps you reach your potential. He or she offers advices and acts as a beacon that enlightens your path. Sometimes a mentor is merely someone who inspires you, someone like an author or great achiever in business, someone you are only looking to for inspiration. Other times a mentor is someone who is taking active part in guiding you towards your goals.
It is not hard to find a mentor. Just take a look around you. Your boss may be a candidate; someone working in a different company or department may be too. Perhaps someone in your family. Or a friend. It all depends on what you want to achieve.
I have had mentors who turned into friends, and I have had mentors who, through their behaviors though me about ethics and lack thereof. In the end, it is all up to yourself how you use the knowledge and experience you get from your mentor.
What are your experiences with mentoring? How has a mentor helped you succeed? Do you have any “dream” mentor, someone you really want to have as your mentor?
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