From the course: Being a Good Mentee
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Connecting with a new mentor
From the course: Being a Good Mentee
Connecting with a new mentor
- I'm very excited to share with you how to connect with a mentor. Why? Because people with mentors reap important career benefits, like pay, promotions, and greater overall career satisfaction. However, I'm convinced that knowing how to connect with a mentor can be a life hack for personal success as well. Life continues to hand us new challenges that require us to shift identities and learn new skills. If you can assemble a new team of mentors when you have to learn something new, you can overcome challenges more easily. For example, a few years ago, I faced a critical and unexpected illness. I am absolutely certain that my ability to assemble a team of mentors was instrumental in me being able to quickly accept my new identity as a patient/warrior. My mentors gave me the support and skills I needed to navigate back to health. If mentoring is so great, how do you get one? Even if you already have a mentor, it is…
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