Creating a successful mentoring relationship is important and not difficult. You’ll need to know what to ask and where to look. These are Jack Canfields 5 tips to find and build a successful mentoring relationship.
1. Research. Look for people with well-rounded experience that would be helpful in tackling your goal.
2. Be clear about what you want. Make a list of specific points you’d like to cover during your first conversation.
3. Ask and Ask again: Not everyone will have the time to mentor you. Make a list of a few people you would like to have as a mentor.
4. Act on advice. Mentors don’t like to have their time wasted. When you seek their advice, follow it.
5. Return the favor. Look for ways to give back to your mentor, such as keeping them updated on technology trends or industry information.
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If working with a mentor sounds appealing, here are 5 helpful tips to build a successful mentoring relationship.
1. Research. Search the Internet, read industry publications, ask trade association directors, attend trade shows and conventions, call fellow entrepreneurs, and approach others in your profession for suggestions about who to approach. Look for people with well-rounded experience that would be helpful in tackling your goal.
If you’re a small-business owner or are thinking about starting a business, contact your local chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). This national network of more than 10,000 volunteers provides free business counseling and advice, as well as low-cost public workshops for businesses.
2. Be clear about what you want. Make a list of specific points you’d like to cover during your first conversation, such as why you’d like them to mentor you and what kind of help you’d be looking for. Be brief, but be confident, too.
Be reasonable about your expectations. A mentor will probably not have hours each week to help you, but a short phone call each month would be agreeable.
3. Ask, ask, ask. Not everyone will have the time to mentor you, so make a list of a few people you would like to have as a mentor. Keep asking until you get a positive response.
4. Act on advice. Mentors don’t like to have their time wasted. When you seek their advice, follow it. Study their methods, ask your questions, make sure you understand the process, and then do your best to duplicate it.
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