Maximizing Mentorship

Want a clearer picture of what’s working in your business—and what needs attention? Take the free 12 Fundamentals Assessment for a personalized score and your clearest next step: 12fundamentals.comWe are talking about a topic that we’re deeply passionate at Path for Growth. Today is going to be extremely actionable because we’re talking about maximizing mentorship. This is a very practical conversation and I’m going to share with you the methodology I’ve created for finding and maximizing mentorship.  After buying people coffee or lunch hundreds of times, I’ve created a method for maximizing conversations with people that I think of as mentors (1:43) Everyone should be seeking out and learning from mentors (2:59) I want to start with the three biggest reasons this is worth your time (3:30) The first reason is that you have the opportunity to distill decades into days (4:25) The second reason is that empathetic human connection is essential (6:31) The third reason is that there are few things more valuable than context driven support (8:12) What you’re really signing up for here is responsibility (10:08) Here are the seven steps that I use to maximize mentorship (11:14) Step One: Identify the area or the person that you want to grow (11:58) Step Two: Send a well-worded, intentional and specific request (14:06) Step Three: Prepare questions ahead of time (17:47) Step Four: Buy the coffee or meal (20:14) Step Five: Take notes and lead the conversation (21:40) Step Six: If it was valuable and time you’d like to have again, ask them at the end (25:18) Step Seven: Send an intentional thank you message with evidence of action (26:34) My request to you is to take action (29:25) RESOURCESPath for Growth MembershipPath for Growth One-on-One CoachingSign up for the Worth it Wednesday EmailJoin Path for Growth on Instagram and Facebook Not sure where to start? Describe what’s happening in your business or team, then explore 400+ practical resources to help you take the next right step: resources.pathforgrowth.com