Mentor and Personal Success: Mental Strength Tip #159
In order to progress in our human development we must take time to ask questions and contemplate various topics of personal growth, such as 
why should you have a mentor, which is exactly the intention of these virtual personal coaching sessions.
Personal success is achieved through the disciplined execution of a fully established personal development plan and must include a mentor.
These virtual personal coaching sessions are to assist you in your self-improvement, personal growth and personal development and gain perspective on having a mentor
It is intended to create self-empowerment and inspire you to take action so and get a mentor that you can reach your personal goals and personal success.
I take a personal growth topic, in this case having a mentor, and give an overview about it. Then I’ll continue by asking a series of mental strength questions. I’ll wrap-up with a summary and some final thoughts.
Take your time with this topic, carefully consider your responses to the questions and write them down. Personal growth is not supposed to be easy, it takes courage to face yourself. But when you develop the courage and mental strength to do actually this, you will be building confidence.
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Objective of this Mental Strength Tip on Having a Mentor
To convince you to look carefully at having at least one mentor in order to reach your personal goals and achieve personal success.
Let’s Get Started:
What is a mentor? The word can be traced back to Homer’s Odyssey as the name of a character who gave advice. It is now commonly used to describe an experienced person who advises a less experienced colleague.
The novice is often referred to as a protégé and sometimes a mentee. A mentor possesses the wisdom only experience can provide, while the protégé is someone who is in the early stages of his or her career. While the protégé seems to reap the benefits of this relationship, it actually benefits both partners.
The protégé receives guidance and helpful advice and invitations to industry events and introductions to higher-ups may be forthcoming. The mentor benefits from the opportunity to strengthen his or her leadership skills
Questions to Uncover Beliefs about Having a Mentor:
- Do you believe having a mentor would help you manifest your vision (quicker)?
- Why don’t more people have a mentor?
- What is the downside of having a mentor?
Unsupportive Beliefs about Having a Mentor:
- Mentors will only tell me what I already know.
- There are no shortcuts to success.
- I already know what to do, I just have to do it.
Mental Strength Beliefs about Having a Mentor:
- Having a mentor makes you aware of things you’ve never thought of.
- Using a mentor is the most intelligent way to get what you want.
- A mentor will help shorten the time it takes to achieve your dreams.
Outrageous Questions:
- Are you using the full potential of your mentor relationship?
- Do you have mentors who are experts in the specific area of your life you wish to excel at?
- Are you following your mentor’s advice to the letter?
Reflective Questions:
- Have you outgrown your mentor?
- In the past 12 months, what percentage of your mentor’s advice have you followed?
- What belief would you have to let go of in order to use a mentor?
Mental Strength Coaching:
At its most basic level, mentoring helps because it guarantees a young person that there is someone who cares about them. A child is not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges.
Think back. Did you know how to study for a test or make plans for college? Do you remember wanting your first car or looking for a part-time job? Simple things that seem easy or straightforward to you now may appear to be a complete mystery to a young person.
Mentors provide their mentees with an experienced friend who is there to help in any number of situations.
Final Thought
The greatest benefits to be gained from any mentoring relationship come from how the mentee uses what their mentor can provide them. Here are 10 specific benefits of working with good mentors:
- Knowledge and contacts
- Business and life skills
- Perspective and vision
- Reduced feelings of isolation
- Wisdom and learning from past experiences
- Improved performance
- Talent development
- A sounding board
- Learn how to be a good mentor
Get started today on learning how a mentor can help you reach your goals by requesting your Introductory Consultation by going HERE.
