Finding Your Mentor – How the Right Person Can Make or Break You

Let me introduce you to a friend of mine. I met Julie online at Chris Farrell Membership Forum. She knows what she’s talking about here. Enjoy!

Finding Your Mentor – How the Right Person Can Make or Break You
By: Julie58 | Posted: 24th November 2009

When you’re starting out in any new direction, whether it’s in a new career,online marketing or studying, it’s
been shown that having a mentor takes you head and shoulders above the crowd.

The term “mentor” means a trusted friend, a counselor or teacher, someone who’s more experienced in your chosen
field. Mentors provide their expertise to less experienced individuals, to help them advance with their careers and
studies.

Communication is the number one key factor of mentoring, whereby support and encouragement is offered to enable
the mentee to manage their own learning. This in turn allows them to reach their potential. New and existing skills can be honed, which will enhance and improve their performance.

Mutual trust and respect is paramount in any mentoring programme. A mentor should help the mentee believe in
themselves one hundred per cent, giving them a strong sense of worth and confidence.

If you’ve ever taken up a new interest or started out on a new career path, you may have felt overwhelmed by all the
new information you had to take on board. Information overload can easily set in. How much easier would it be to
have someone dedicated to leading you through these early steps, guiding you gently in the right direction?

Everyone likes to get recognition for their achievements and a good mentor will encourage you to step outside your
comfort zone and achieve more. In our modern world of internet and instant communications, your mentor might be someone you talk to physically – or he might be living on the other side of the world. Either wqay, he can still offer you
the same support. Having experienced the same worries, doubts and pitfalls that you’re going through allows him to fully
empathize with your learning curve.

If you’re lucky enough to find a mentor, either through personal contact or via the web, consider yourself to be one of
the lucky ones. The experience and knowledge offered to you can make or break your success.

Should you ever find yourself in the position to return the favour to someone – go for it Just remember what it felt like
to be faced with the unknown and help them discover the benefits of mentorship.

About the Author – Julie is married and works as a part-time doctor’s receptionist. Her love of writing began when she was young and continues to this day. She is currently building up an online business with her daughter.

http://www.julieatkins-online.com

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