One-way street
Because the world is so complex and getting more so, top performers are increasingly turning to experts to help them on their journey. I believe that we all need a mentor or two if we are serious about fulfilling our potential in order to help others fulfil their potential.I have a mentor for my speaking and one for personal life issues. As for business expertise I work with professionals on the PR side and on web design. There are all sorts of other people involved with our business that could be called stakeholders.
People often ask me how I find the right support. Well firstly it is always good to look for people with a similar level of both passion and commitment in their area of expertise. For a start you need to see who else they work with and what their testimonials say.
There is a danger in all this that you reciprocate advice. In other words someone could potentially help you, but because of your particular expertise and their particular needs, you could just as well end up mentoring them. This is invariably a mistake. Mentoring needs to be a one-way street.
posted by Tim @ 3:42 AM
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