I would like to discuss this here to understand how many people decide to take this step to find a mentor?
I asked myself this question because in almost every book or interview with successful people I come across a mention of them having, or even currently having a mentor who guides them, helps them develop, and perhaps points out mistakes that will not allow them to grow.
And I was interested in how many of you at some point decided that you needed a mentor, how difficult it was to find one and how did he help you? I suppose that few people use this, maybe even out of fear, because for example I don’t even know who it could be and how can I ask my future mentor about this if I manage to find such a person.
And maybe some of you have been a mentor for other people? Share your experience too, if it is not too much trouble for you.
Sincerely speaking, there are few persons at the top there that got there without a mentor.
A mentor is one who takes responsibility for your growth in a particular field or area of life and whom you are accountable to. Nobody is born with knowledge and knowledge is a product of experience acquired over some period of time. These experiences can be either good or bad. Mentorship is like a shortcut that exempt the one being mentored from making mistakes that would have put him in a tight position. The mentor holds you by the hand and show you pitfalls to avoid and encourage you when you need it.
One without a mentor is a like a trial and error stuff. You don't really know which will work out.
Getting a mentor will spare one from making mistakes that may hinder their progress! I may be wrong but scarcely will you see any successful one at the top without a mentor.