You’re looking for a mentor to help you grow professionally. How can you build trust with them?

Here are a "3 Steps Plan" to choose the right mentor, according to my experience in Mentoring: 1. The good match: determine the best mentor starts with your "why" and goals as well. This clarity will guide you to what you want or need from a Mentor. 2. Validation stage: once you identify a potential Mentor, set up an meeting. An open and honest conversation is the best way to determine who Mentor is a good match. 3. Revisiting: review your options keeping in mind you "why" and goals. I am about to give you two questions to ask the potential Mentor in this final stage: ??What interests you about a mentoring partnership? ??What are some areas in which you could help someone grow and learn? Please write me to learn more questions!

One of the ways to build trust in a mentoring relationship is in setting clear expectations from your initial meeting. This allows both the mentor and the mentee to know what is expected of them. Additionally, it is important to follow through and communicate throughout the mentorship. If you can't follow through on something you had previously agreed upon, it is important to communicate and readjust your mentor's expectations.

Here are "3 Step Plan" to set clear expectations, according to my own experience with Mentees. Hope it resonates with you. 1. Defining the Mentoring Relationship: okay, we already know that trust and be honest are essentials. Next step is to set Mentor-Mentee roles and responsibilities to go foward. 2. Mentoring Agreement: I like using a collaborative spreadsheet in order to establish good practices to both Mentor-Mentee. 3. Plan Effective Meetings: I encourage my Mentees to speak up and share how they are feeling with the roadmap I suggested. "Make commitments and stick to them.", I like to say. Surely, no matter how great is your Planning, keep in mind the route is full of detours and we can always turn around and find new routes.

Typically there are more people seeking Mentors than there are Mentors available. So your interest in Mentoring is commendable, I congratulate yourself! By the way, I like to create a culture of celebration in my mentoring. It's part of my methodology to learn how my Mentees value their acknowledgement. This is an example in how I honor my Mentees in daily basis. I can share lots of testimonials concerning it. Mentoring partnerships are grounded in confidentiality and trust. The best way to be respectful and reliable is to be conscious about roles and agreements between Mentor and Mentee. Kindly see in the topics above a few insights regarding it. Build a safe and positive work environment where emotions and welfare can be shared.

Building trust with a potential mentor takes time and effort. It is hard to rush those relationships, but you can take actions to demonstrate your worthiness of someone else's time in mentoring you. Position yourself in the best light by demonstrating your accomplishments and why mentoring could be beneficial to you in building upon your career journey. Share career objectives. Share with your potential mentor how you might be able to help them or reciprocate down the road. Mitigate the time needed to be mentored by doing homework and being efficient. Engage as an active listener when given advice. Mentors want to help and know their time is well spent.