Why You Need Mentors in Life
Have you considered engaging with a mentor to help you achieve your goals and aspirations? You could struggle through the processes and learn by making mistakes, but what if you had someone to help guide you through to success?
A mentor is someone who currently is where you want to be. The relationship you have with a mentor can be an official one or it can be informal such as following in the footsteps or imitating someone you admire. A mentor would have the experience to help guide you for they have gone through their own growing pains towards success. They will know what it takes to navigate the uncertainties ahead.
More importantly, mentors can give you much-needed feedback on improvements or tweaks you can make to enhance your chances of success. This kind of advice is invaluable. You want a mentor who will shoot straight with you but you need to give them full permission to be completely honest with you. And, in return, you need to be forthright with them as well.
The mentors you choose need to have the experience or skills you aspire to learn. Be sure to ask questions about what they expect from you and ask what you can expect from them. This understanding is important. If someone you are considering entering into a mentoring relationship takes issue with you asking these questions, run! This could be a red flag that they are not
right for you. It can also be more difficult to sever the relationship once it has begun. Don’t waste your time when your intuition tells you something isn’t right. Intuition never lies.
Should you pay for mentors? It depends. It depends on what you hope to achieve and what you currently have available at your disposal. If there is someone who can act in a mentor capacity and they are willing to do this at no charge then consider doing it. Perhaps you can trade services with them. On the other hand, paying for a mentor holds both you and them accountable. This is a crucial aspect of mentoring. Without it, you could be spinning your wheels and going nowhere fast. You do not want to waste valuable time. The entire reason to take on a mentor is to save time and fast-track to where you want to be.
