Why You Should be Mentoring
Now that I’m well into my 50s, I’ve come to appreciate the value of mentorship
And importantly, mentoring goes both ways
We can be a mentor at any stage of life, and there’s no need to wait until we’re middle aged. If you have kids, you’ve probably seen 10 year olds mentoring 8 year olds. Or high school seniors teaching freshmen. And so on. Mentoring is something that starts early in life, and there’s no reason it should ever end. You have important lessons (probably many more than you realize) to teach at any age or stage of life.
I’m not alone here, and if you want to read more, it’s worth listening to?this podcast interview?with Chip Conley, author, entrepreneur and mentor to mentors.
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When I was younger, I did not fully appreciate the value and upside to this process. I was too arrogant and did not take enough time to learn from others who had been there before me. Honestly, I could have avoided some huge mistakes had I been more open to learning. Now I know better, and I frequently seek counsel from others, on many different subjects. And in turn I spend a lot of time with those younger that I can help. Now that I’m open to the idea of mentoring others, many younger people — college students, young professional athletes — reach out to me for advice. They can intuitively feel that I’m here to help, and also to learn from them.
Here are three ways you can start the mentoring process:
I find this experience to be enormously satisfying, and I highly recommend you try it out yourself.
This is great Peter Abraham! Thanks for the guidance and great conversation
President / Founder of COMUNITYmade. Former Marketing Executive for ASICS America.
2 年Great work Peter Abraham ! Way to give it back.
Board Executive, Business Strategist & Philanthropist
2 年I always jump at the chance to speak at college’s just so I can learn from the young students. ??
Enterprise Account Executive
2 年One of the best mentors out there!