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Many people turn to friends, relatives, or those people’s friends and relatives, to find their mentors for whatever area in which they want to grow. However sometimes, that search can prove fruitless. Or, you need to learn, and learn as much as possible, in the shortest amount of time, as soon as you can. You simply won’t have time to scour around. Let alone foster a relationship needed for a good mentorship.
Mentors for Hire
Enter professional mentors. And by professional, it does not just connote expert knowledge, it also means, well, not free.
Mentoring is a bit like school anyway, for which you may have to pay tuition for specialized courses. Fortunately a lot of industry experts offer mentoring services, or at least some semblance of it. It can be a an investment, specially when applied to business training, career coaching, or executive coaching. It may even yield quick returns, specially when it comes to professional business mentors. You don’t just pay for organized learning and individual coaching, but you’re also increasing your capacity for greater income. The fees you pay for professional mentors will return to you, and then some, provided that their training won’t go to waste.
Mentor Shopping
Depending on your field, there may or may not be tight competition for professional mentors. If there are a lot of alternatives to choose from, make an effort to find something that will fulfill your needs, and prove to be the best value for your money.
Most professional mentors will likely have a portfolio of clients. Read through their testimonials and see how they gauge the program’s success. And if they don’t have that portfolio, be extra cautious: they might just be starting out and so will not have a more streamlined approach. Sort of like buying the first generation of a gadget–it may satisfy your immediate needs, but you’ll feel cheated when a better version comes out a few months after your purchase.
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So you decide to take matters into your own hands, and do your best to grow–in your personal, business, or religious life. But who can you turn to? Of course, it should be someone you admire, at least in the area where you want to grow. Here are some places to look:
Family
Have you always admired your uncle’s innate business sense? Or your cousin’s committed spirituality? Do you find your sister’s baking skills incomparable to anyone else? Hang out with them more often, as often as you possibly could. There are a lot of things going for this mentor option: you get to spend quality time with your kin, you get the chance to learn from each other, and best of all, it’s 100% free!
Friends
Learning from a peer can prove to be invaluable. They can provide fresh insight to a seemingly impossible situation, and make you exclaim, “D’oh! Why didn’t I think of that?” Besides, you might have friends that have exceeded your level in a common field of interest. The downside is that your friendship will affect the mentoring process; it will either strengthen or weaken your bond as friends. But then again, it’s free!
Friends’ Friends
Yes, turn to the friends of your friends (in Facebook, your “extended network”) if there is no one among your family and friends who pass muster. Going this route grows your options exponentially. Be sure to do more research if you go with this option.
Your Frenemy
Everyone has a frenemy or frienemy. You know, the one who you deal with fairly decently, but is really involved in a tight competition with you–whether implied or not. There is surprisingly a lot to learn from these people. Maybe not to the extent that Plankton tries to steal Mr. Krabs’ secret sauce recipe. But something more like Rory Gilmore’s relationship with Paris Geller, both pushing each other to be better than the other. When applied to business, you can approach someone in the same industry, but not your direct competition. Maybe it’s someone with a different client list, or caters to a different location than yours.
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A Minute With: Dev Patel from “Slumdog” to “Airbender”
By Christine Kearney
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Freddy Flores: He pitches in the name of the father
In life and death, Fred Flores Sr. was a mentor to his 36-year-old son. At his late dad’s urging, Flores is now in his second season on the mound with the Brockton Rox.
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Chris McGrath: O’Brien can show Midas touch with strong Irish Derby hand
Any Southerner referring to the big race at Newcastle today as “the Pitmen’s Derby” should be cast down a disused mineshaft.
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Teachers Who Changed Us: Pianist Beth Levin Remembers Leonard Shure
With two momentous bicentennials ongoing this year—those of Chopin and Schumann—one would think all other anniversaries would fall to the wayside. The friends, students and devoted admirers of a man one century younger, however, have shifted their focus to the 100th birthday anniversary …
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Chinese firm’s principal says investors would follow Port St. Lucie City Center concept
PORT ST. LUCIE — A principal in the Chinese firm that is seeking to buy the financially strapped City Center says the company would follow the concept of the center, which currently is scheduled to break ground in 2012.
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