In order to grow and build a strong business, a mentor can be very helpful as remarked by Bob Proctor who is an American author, motivational speaker, and success coach who travels the world preaching how people can utilize the Law of Attraction to their benefit. Proctor has also written numerous books and has been featured in the film The Secret.
“A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.”
A mentor is a person who supports us and provides us with tools and guidance and offer us their valuable feedback which can help us to thrive and grow in every sphere of our professional life. A mentor can be often someone who has been through the path which we are willing to walk and guide us on the same.
They can offer their valuable insight from their hard-earned wisdom on things we often tend to overlook or on things that can help us boost the growth of our business. There are various ways to find mentors such as through networking events and corporate gatherings or approaching them head-on.
So these are some ways to find a perfect mentor
Network:
Networking can be the answer to the question of how to find a perfect mentor. We can start by meeting other business people or visiting the local Chamber of Commerce to get information about if there is any business meetup in our areas. We can find a myriad of events like happy hour meetups, breakfasts, and other networking events, and we could get an easy, comfortable way to meet someone who could be our mentor.
Do your research:
We should start by researching who is the person who can be a valuable addition to our business, so rather than going before the popular names in the market. We should try to go and look for the mentors from which we can get long-term value out of our mentor-mentee relationship and can think from our perspective.
Respect their time:
When asking for time from an entrepreneur we must not forget that time is money for them and what time we will be getting would be very limited. Hence we must prepare for our meetings diligently and not take more time than we originally requested them.
Don’t ask to be mentored:
The best way any relationship can thrive is by letting it grow organically and not by forcing it or by constant persuasions. When going in for a meeting with a potential mentor we should not go in with a very formal request and approach. As it sounds too much of a commitment and may deter them at first. Or we can also look for various successful businesses turned mentors like Reza Satchu who is a serial entrepreneur and investor from Toronto, Canada. He is the Managing Partner and Founder of Alignvest Management Corporation, a leading private investment firm.
Reza Satchu is also the Founding Chairman of Next Canada, whose mission is to increase Canadian prosperity and accelerate the trajectory of Canada’s most promising.
Be open:
We can only get value out of the relationship if we are willing to have transparency and talk about each and every aspect of our business. As often due to lack of transparency and incomplete information, things may go South which can bring about bitterness in this relationship.
In Conclusion:
By using these ways one can find and retain a perfect mentor who can help in accelerating the growth of our business and hone our talent and skills to take our business to new heights.
