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Creating opportunities for you is not your mentor's job
Unless your mentor is a supervisor or someone senior in your organization, the expectation that he/she will make introductions and open doors is a romantic, but misguided, one.
Instead, mentors prefer empowering their mentees to carve out their own opportunities.
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A mentor will not deliver for you until you prove worthy
You are not worthy of mentorship just because you decide so. Mentorship is a two-way street, and a mentor wants to grow with her mentee.
A mentor needs to gain something from the interaction, whether it's a vicarious experience of exciting new projects.
A great mento...
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" Mentor " is not a relationship category
- A mentor is someone who knows more than you or has vast experiences from which you can learn.
- Many people wait to formally confer the title "mentor" before they begin a relationship.
In reality, this connection doesn't require a purity test to confirm the mentor/ment...
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Your mentor is not your ride-or-die
Too many people end up disappointed when they realize their mentor has limits.
Even the strongest relationships have boundaries.
But just because a mentor doesn't want to take on risk, or circumnavigate the ninth circle of hell with you, doesn't invalidate ...
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Your mentor cannot address all aspects of life
A mentor should have knowledge to share, advice on certain experiences, personal stories relevant to yours, or ways of thinking that can influence your decision-making and problem-solving.
But rarely will a mentor be your confidante, emotional support system, knowledge base, brainstorm...
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