William Miller having a lunch meeting with Lester Bangs from ‘Almost Famous’ The “Meet & Greet” Mentor Let’s begin by identifying the three different types of mentors to make sure the person (or people) you intend to pursue will be the right fit for your goals.
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If you want to better understand how to build genuine relationships with the right people who can help you achieve your goals, keep reading because we’re about to go deep into the concept of mentorship.
How much hands-on assistance you require (and how ambitious your goals are).what you don’t know yet (or more importantly what you don’t know you don’t know) Which form of mentorship you intend to pursue and the person who is the right fit for your goals is completely dependent on: Miyagi, one of the most iconic fictional mentors in cinema history In short, the answer is… all of the above. Or is mentorship a lifelong, meaningful friendship where your mentor gives you a 1947 Ford Super Deluxe for your 16th birthday and saves your life by teaching you the crane kick? (maybe that’s just my dream?) Is mentorship multiple meetings with someone actively engaged with your life that you stay in contact with over months (or years) who’s readily available to answer any questions when you have them? Is mentorship a single meeting (or Zoom chat) where you can “grab coffee and pick someone’s brain?” Narrowing down mentorship to an in-person relationship still doesn’t completely simplify the process, however. Mentorship can be taking online courses or joining mastermind groups.Īnd mentorship can also be in the form of online coaching.įor the sake of this article I would like to approach the concept of mentorship from the more traditional sense of building a one-on-one relationship with an “expert” (more on the importance of properly defining the term “expert” later) who can provide you with specific knowledge, teach you skills that will shorten your learning curve, and guide you along the right path so you can achieve your goals faster. Mentorship can be online forums or communities in Slack or Discord.
Mentorship can be listening to podcasts or reading articles (including reading articles like this one about mentorship…very meta). Especially in the “Digital Age” of the 21st century, mentorship can take on many different forms that stretch far beyond the traditional definition of an “expert” working with you one-on-one. There are so many different ways to define what a mentor could be that it’s nearly impossible to describe in simple terms how to find one. IMDbPro For Networking: The 10 Features That Will Take Your Outreach to a New Level.How to Go From Cold Contact to Your Ideal Mentor In Seven Simple Steps.Author’s Note: After finishing this article, if you’re interested in going deeper into the concept of mentorship (and how to connect with one), I recommend following up with these two articles:
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