How to Find a Mentor
Posted on August 25, 2015 by Zan Hogan, One of Thousands of Relationship Coaches on Noomii.
Interviewed with other industry experts by Briana Morgaine for Bplans Article
Ask yourself—do you need a coach or a mentor?
“The basic premise of the mentoring relationship is that you seek advice from someone who has already surpassed your entrepreneurial goals,” says personal development coach Zan Hogan of Happy Alley. “There is an assumption there that the mentor will have teaching or coaching skills, based on their professional experience.”
A mentor should serve as someone who can teach you, advise you, and pass on their experience. Is this really what you are looking for?
Zan suggests that before seeking out a mentor, you make sure that a mentor is actually what you are after. “Depending on your professional needs, it may be more beneficial to simply seek out someone with a specialized skill set like a business or transitional coach, for example,” she says.
