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How to Find a Mentor - For You!
The wonderful thing about taking on a new challenge at any point in
your life is that there is no end to what you may accomplish.
Guidance is critical to help you chart a path and stay on it. Guidance
from a trusted source who has been through challenges and
persevered is necessary to help you stay the course during
challenging times and not wander over to the same dreary path you
have traveled before. Habits are hard to break. Mentors will be able
to look objectively at your progress and offer a fresh perspective
without the bias of your past experiences.
The problem with staying with something predictable is that it may
become a deterrent to your happiness if what is predictable is not
productive or healthy for you. If you have been in a bad job or a bad
relationship for a while, your self-confidence has been depleted.
Your sense of normalcy has crept lower everyday so that you find
that you doubt yourself, you don’t see a brighter future, and you
figure you might as well just accept your situation because it has
become “normal” to you. In a way, you forget who you are and
submit to being a bystander in your own life.
How to Find a Mentor for YOU:
1. Find someone with a similar history. Look for someone that has
done what you want to accomplish, maybe not on the grandest
scale but who has consistently succeeded with innumerable
challenges. Look for this person in a company similar to yours that
is not a competitor. Look in professional organizations where
people with your similar goals meet to share ideas and grow. But
also look in non-traditional places. You may find them at your
church, book group, local pool or gym. If you are seeking guidance
on starting a business, governmental agencies such as the Small
Business Administration (SBA) or Service Core of Retired
Executives (SCORE) may be helpful.
2. Find someone who is interested in helping you. The person
holding the greatest success story in the world will not amount to
anything for you if he or she does not have time to meet with you and
guide you. Spend time talking with potential mentors to find the right
fit.
3. Look online for similar stories. Someone in another city may be
available to help you via the Internet but this does not substitute for
someone with whom you can meet with face to face. People in
other cities, though, may not be as fearful that you will be a
competitor of theirs.
4. Set up a lunch with a potential mentor. Generally this will be
someone that you have already met and with whom you have a good
feeling. If there is someone you have identified as a good potential
mentor, and you run into him or her at a social or professional
gathering, introduce yourself and share your admiration of her
success. It is often good to find a mentor within a company in which
you may be seeking to work.
5. Send creative instruments of gratitude often. If people do
something nice for you, you can never thank them enough. Send
your mentor a card on Boss’s Day that may say, “I know you are not
my boss but you have been a valued teacher and trusted example of
success in my life.” Send an interesting book that you think he
would enjoy. Ask what his or her birthday is and have flowers
delivered on that day. Send a homemade treat at Thanksgiving with
a note that expresses your gratitude.
When will you begin your search for a mentor? Start now!
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Spin on Balance" by clicking here.
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Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a
stay-at-home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then
on to become a newspaper reporter, trade association executive
director, public relations consultant, and foundation president and
CEO. View Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog on her
website at www.startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at
info@startingovernow.com.
The wonderful thing about taking on a new challenge at any point in
your life is that there is no end to what you may accomplish.
Guidance is critical to help you chart a path and stay on it. Guidance
from a trusted source who has been through challenges and
persevered is necessary to help you stay the course during
challenging times and not wander over to the same dreary path you
have traveled before. Habits are hard to break. Mentors will be able
to look objectively at your progress and offer a fresh perspective
without the bias of your past experiences.
The problem with staying with something predictable is that it may
become a deterrent to your happiness if what is predictable is not
productive or healthy for you. If you have been in a bad job or a bad
relationship for a while, your self-confidence has been depleted.
Your sense of normalcy has crept lower everyday so that you find
that you doubt yourself, you don’t see a brighter future, and you
figure you might as well just accept your situation because it has
become “normal” to you. In a way, you forget who you are and
submit to being a bystander in your own life.
How to Find a Mentor for YOU:
1. Find someone with a similar history. Look for someone that has
done what you want to accomplish, maybe not on the grandest
scale but who has consistently succeeded with innumerable
challenges. Look for this person in a company similar to yours that
is not a competitor. Look in professional organizations where
people with your similar goals meet to share ideas and grow. But
also look in non-traditional places. You may find them at your
church, book group, local pool or gym. If you are seeking guidance
on starting a business, governmental agencies such as the Small
Business Administration (SBA) or Service Core of Retired
Executives (SCORE) may be helpful.
2. Find someone who is interested in helping you. The person
holding the greatest success story in the world will not amount to
anything for you if he or she does not have time to meet with you and
guide you. Spend time talking with potential mentors to find the right
fit.
3. Look online for similar stories. Someone in another city may be
available to help you via the Internet but this does not substitute for
someone with whom you can meet with face to face. People in
other cities, though, may not be as fearful that you will be a
competitor of theirs.
4. Set up a lunch with a potential mentor. Generally this will be
someone that you have already met and with whom you have a good
feeling. If there is someone you have identified as a good potential
mentor, and you run into him or her at a social or professional
gathering, introduce yourself and share your admiration of her
success. It is often good to find a mentor within a company in which
you may be seeking to work.
5. Send creative instruments of gratitude often. If people do
something nice for you, you can never thank them enough. Send
your mentor a card on Boss’s Day that may say, “I know you are not
my boss but you have been a valued teacher and trusted example of
success in my life.” Send an interesting book that you think he
would enjoy. Ask what his or her birthday is and have flowers
delivered on that day. Send a homemade treat at Thanksgiving with
a note that expresses your gratitude.
When will you begin your search for a mentor? Start now!
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune
Spin on Balance" by clicking here.
Follow Mary Lee's career tips on Twitter.com at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE Articles: “It’s Not Who You Know It’s Who knows You”
and “Goals Are the First Steps to Results” go to: http://www.
startingovernow.com/Articles-and-Tip-Sheets.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a
stay-at-home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then
on to become a newspaper reporter, trade association executive
director, public relations consultant, and foundation president and
CEO. View Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog on her
website at www.startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at
info@startingovernow.com.
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better productivity, or you are in a life transition you represent the
people and organizations Executive Leadership Coach Mary Lee has
helped. Learn how to clarify direction, create strategy, upgrade skills,
optimize your environment and wipe out fear and doubt. Make it fun =
get more done!
Mary Lee’s strategies from her book “Starting Over” helped her in her
own transformation from stay-at-home mother with four children living
a country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, poverty,
welfare and then on to president and CEO. Eliminate self doubt, under-
performance, money fears, relationships woes, and negative influence
so that you may soar. Then lead others to improve their lives and your
business. Start now! For a FREE introductory coaching session via
phone contact info@startingovernow.com.
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FREE Resources
to help you:
1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
www.salary.com and Bureau of
Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job Search -
Post a Question etc.:
www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for Women:
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6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
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www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
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www.score.org/business_toolbox
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9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
10. U.S. Government's Free
online courses, webinars and
podcasts for workforce
development:
www.onetacademy.com.
11. Occupational Outlook
Handbok 2008-09 by Bureau of
Labor and Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.ht
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to help you:
1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
www.salary.com and Bureau of
Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job Search -
Post a Question etc.:
www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine.co
m
6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_toolbox
.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
10. U.S. Government's Free
online courses, webinars and
podcasts for workforce
development:
www.onetacademy.com.
11. Occupational Outlook
Handbok 2008-09 by Bureau of
Labor and Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.ht
m
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