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How to Find a Mentor Who Will Best Support Your Growth

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Finding the right mentor can help you navigate challenging situations and gain perspective on your career. While learning how to find a mentor can be intimidating, it is a skill that can be essential to helping you get ahead at work and in life. Do I need a mentor or a coach?

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Is It Really Possible to Achieve Work-life Balance?

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Some would say, “I was a good boss, a good mentor or a reliable part of the team.” If you commute, instead of just [scrolling] on your phone, call or text somebody you want to stay in touch with. Learn more about Dr. Waldinger and his work at www.robertwaldinger.com and www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org. Be sure to customize it.

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Design For Human Aspirations To Attract All Generations

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Effective learning and mentoring require physical proximity; remote work can limit these, especially for junior employees, leading to reduced feedback and learning opportunities which impacts organizational competitiveness. To learn “how we do things around here” needs in-person proximity.

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Achieving Success Comes Down to One Thing: Connecting With People

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You don’t always have to agree, but if you’re merely open to learning, coachability will take you a long way. I learned to be coachable in my time as an eighth grade science teacher. By seeking coachability opportunities like teaching, I’ve met some amazing people who are now mentors and mentees constantly helping to move me forward.

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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

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I admit it, I’m pretty addicted to my phone. I am trying to lessen my phone dependence for Lent. This is a great way to learn more, focus on gratitude and stay centered. A mentor once told me to spend 30 minutes every day staying in touch with my network and business friends. Don’t sleep with your phone.

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10 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done

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Block out specific times to initiate phone calls, personally take incoming calls and meet people in person. Seek out and converse with a successful role model and mentor. Learning from others’ successes and setbacks will inevitably improve production of any kind. Memorize and repeat this motto: “Action TNT: Today, Not Tomorrow.”

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3 principles to building — and keeping — a great relationship with a mentor

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I’ve had more mentors than anyone I know. Without a father in my life, I grew up hungry for advice — which gave me a reason to make my relationships with mentors more personal and more meaningful than the average mentor-mentee relationship. Mentors tend to be older than you and work with other older-than-you people.

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