True Mentors urgently wanted… please submit your applications
If you meet the criteria which include business and personal success and experience in a top positions in in a reputable company and you are ready to dovetail with upcoming top talent, please submit your application …..NO WAIT! Please keep reading.
If your thoughts were somewhere near: ‘Count me out! I cannot even bother to apply; Me a role model haha! too young, too old, too busy… I need a mentor myself” Please just pause and read a short commercial break from the mentor recruitment company:
If you were debating those questions, you are exactly the person that we need! The true mentor position is not purposed at creating imitations of yourself, or even at you being the prefect role model. With your humility, your own “rock-climb” life story, and ultimately your belief in your mentee, you are the perfect candidate to accompany others on their journey towards self-actualization. Especially in the face of exponential VUCA times, when smooth rides cannot even be found in an amusement park anymore. After all Benjamin Disraeli said:” The greatest good you can do for another is not to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.”
Therefore, please forward your application to yourself@withinme.yes! This will no doubt lead to that life changing honest interview with yourself. True mentors never feel fully equipped, or worthy of their role as mentor, but when truly confronted with an honest self-interview they will say yes, and even be able to remind themselves of the reasons. Just read the following questions and answer them aloud:
1.Do I have a story of hardships and setbacks to tell? Starting with: “this happened to me..”
- Do I truly care about the growth of others? “I would like to help others to…”
- Will I be willing to start mentoring if I can get a few practical guidelines or tools? ”I need to know what do I say if/when… “
- If I can use my unique style, skills, or experience as a point of departure, will I feel more comfortable? “Ï am more of a ….. type of person, but I can maybe contribute with…”
- Do I get my rewards in life from the knowledge that I truly made a difference in the lives of others? “I still feel great about helping…..”
- Can I possibly recollect being a mentor to someone in an informal way, without even giving myself credit or expecting any credit? Is it possible that I was a mentor to… when..?
If you have mostly answered with a “yes”, and were able to share a few thoughts with yourself, you are, without doubt, a true mentor at heart. Then looking within, start to look around. In the times that we are living in, many people are going through, or are on the verge of a life changing experiences and need a mentor like you.
Still don’t know where to start?
- Find yourself a mentor, every true mentor needs a mentor of their own;
- Join a mentor tribe, where you can share ideas and challenges, with all the other committed mentors who were successful in their self-interviews;
- Just start! “One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another is listen to each other’s stories.” Rebecca Falls
If you need practical mentorship training, or someone to mentor, or if you would like to join a mentor tribe, please feel free to contact us at office@xpand-sa.com. We will gladly support you.
This blog in the series was written by Hester Verwey.