Mentors

[Xiaogou]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

I'd like to be a mentee.

Vox is your mentor.

 

[crazyquik]

I'd like to be a manatee, but we can't always get what we want.

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by Xiaogou

Vox is your mentor.

He wishes.

 

[Douglas]

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Douglas

"Official" mentoring seems pretty lame and weird and forced to me. I have had people I would describe to others as having mentored me to some extent or another, but to actively employ the term to a relationship, or to explicity seek such a relationship out, strikes me as very odd and overly loaded.
Same here, couldn't agree more.

 

[Gus]

Personally, I never went seeking a mentor. A mentor relationship developed because they were interested in me and what I was doing while I was eager to gain from their experience. But most of all, they said, was the fact that I actually listened to their advice and acted on it. That is what kept them interested and wanting to invest their time in me.

I have very little ego when it comes to ideas. If someone has a better plan then I will gladly follow it. But I could also imagine that someone with a big ego might not be able accept that and a potential mentor would simply walk away.

 

[Cary Grant]

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

Why has it been brilliant? Can you give us some examples/descriptions?

I work in a very creative field, have for 25 years... where business practices, goal-setting etc aren't my industry's real strength. I asked a few friends, basically, "who do you know is good at X-Y-Z and can you introduce me."

My mentor is in High-end personal banking/asset management for one of the biggies.
He's very good at seeing things from many different sides, probing, asking questions but ultimately looking at everything from the standpoint of "anything can be accomplished" entrepreneurs.

It's like sitting down with a major corporate CEO and shooting the ****. I can take anything to him, bounce iedas, etc all in a very private, away from work, discussion with complete confidentiality.

We're also similar personalities in terms of likes and dislikes etc.

It's often the best hour of my month. (all unpaid FYI)