The Value of Mentors and Setting Goals Video Lecture | Be a Leader: Leadership Development Course - Management

Benjamin Franklin once said there are
two ways to acquire wisdom you can
either buy it or borrow it by buying it
you pay full price in terms of time and
cost to learn the lessons you need to
learn but by borrowing it you go to
those men and women who have already
paid the price to learn the lessons and
get their wisdom from them Benjamin
Franklin also said that most people
prefer to pay full price rather than
seeking out the experiences of others
now this is the essence of the mentor
mentee relationship by going to people
who are ahead of you in the personal or
professional arena and by opening
yourselves up to their input and advice
and guidance you could save yourself
many months and thousands of dollars
that it would cost you to learn what you
need to learn all by yourself here are 7
actions you can take to find keep and
get the very most important benefit from
a mentor number 1 set clear goals for
yourself in your career know exactly
what it is you want to accomplish before
you start thinking of the type of person
who can help you to accomplish it number
2 work study and practice continually to
get better and better at what you do the
very best mentors are only interested in
helping you if they feel it's going to
be of value you'll have no problem
attracting people to you when you
develop a reputation for being an
up-and-coming person in your field
step 3 will you sign a potential mentor
don't ask for too much time at first or
make a nuisance of yourself instead ask
for 10 minutes of his or her time in
person in private nothing more remember
most mentors or potential mentors are
busy people and they may be opposed to
someone trying to take up a lot of their
time this shortage of time is not
personal just accept that it's a reality
number 4 when you meet with a potential
mentor express your desire to be more
successful in your field tell him or her
that you would very much appreciate it
and advice to help you to move ahead ask
for an answer to a specific question or
for a specific book or audio program
recommendation or for a specific idea
that's been helpful to him or her in the
past whatever advice or guidance he or
she gives you take action on it
immediately this is very important step
5
after the initial meeting with a
potential mentor send a thank-you note
and express your gratitude and
appreciation for his or her time and
guidance mention that you hope to meet
again if you have another question step
number six each month drop your mentor a
short note telling him or her about what
you are doing and how you're progressing
there's nothing that makes a potential
mentor more open to helping you and
you're making it clear that the help is
doing you some good in step 7 arrange to
meet with your mentor again perhaps on a
monthly basis or even more often if you
work closely together thank you for
viewing this video and how to find keep
and get the very most benefit from a
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