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Where and how can I find mentors for all kinds of niches?
I am interested in life advice, college advice, business, and finance.
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Chijioke Daniel’s Answer
You would need to search in their respective ecosystem. By so doing, you'll definitely get help.
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Prasanna’s Answer
Linkedin is usually a good forum to seek out connections, some of whom can be your mentors depending on the walk of life you need mentoring on. You can use the connections you have even to seek career choice advices, ask about the field of work which you should choose if you are not sure between 3-4 different choices you may have as well as gauge where people's professional careers started and how they have evolved.
Create a profile on Linkedin to follow others
Put in your career aspirations and send out connection invites to those who inspire you
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I appreciate this, thank you for the advice.
Teddy
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Tyler’s Answer
Having a mentor is very helpful in gaining advice for life, college, business and finance. A few places to start in high school are teachers or other faculty members. Once you get to college, career services can help connect you with a mentor in specific areas of interest and/or alumni that are willing to help guide you in the right direction.
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Melody’s Answer
1. Identify people you want to emulate
Instead of focusing your attention on people that have your ideal role or have achieved success, narrow your search to those that have similar values as you but possess skills or strengths that you hope to develop. You can find mentor candidates using a variety of methods, such as:
Attend networking events.
Find opportunities to volunteer.
Go to industry events.
Search on social media.
These are options and ideas for college and adults already in the workforce. If you are in high school, it would be a better start by talking with HS counselors and teachers. Equally, other adults in your life or area may help point you to a mentor or maybe a good mentor for you. Mentors are just people who help you shape your vision or focus that you wish to work toward.
Instead of focusing your attention on people that have your ideal role or have achieved success, narrow your search to those that have similar values as you but possess skills or strengths that you hope to develop. You can find mentor candidates using a variety of methods, such as:
Attend networking events.
Find opportunities to volunteer.
Go to industry events.
Search on social media.
These are options and ideas for college and adults already in the workforce. If you are in high school, it would be a better start by talking with HS counselors and teachers. Equally, other adults in your life or area may help point you to a mentor or maybe a good mentor for you. Mentors are just people who help you shape your vision or focus that you wish to work toward.
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Megan’s Answer
Networking is a type of relationship building. Finding a mentor is asking to have a mentor-mentee relationship. Seek out mentors in environments that specialize and/or are relevant to the type of advice you are seeking.
- Life advice: who is someone in your life that you want to learn from?
- College advice: is there a current college student or recent college grad you can reach out to?
- Business/finance: is there a business professional you respect and can reach out to and/or is there someone on LinkedIn who has the job you want to have one day and you feel comfortable reaching out to try to connect with?
My mentors include, but are not limited to, my parents, my volunteer org sponsors, a few of my college professors, a few CPAs I respect, etc.
- Life advice: who is someone in your life that you want to learn from?
- College advice: is there a current college student or recent college grad you can reach out to?
- Business/finance: is there a business professional you respect and can reach out to and/or is there someone on LinkedIn who has the job you want to have one day and you feel comfortable reaching out to try to connect with?
My mentors include, but are not limited to, my parents, my volunteer org sponsors, a few of my college professors, a few CPAs I respect, etc.
I appreciate you taking the time to answer this.
Teddy