In every leadership conference I’ve ever attended, there’s been a common theme: Always have a mentor.
We usually think of a mentor as someone older, wiser, and who has gone through similar things that we have. There might be a few people who fit this bill for you, but the process of finding a mentor can get complicated. We begin thinking that we have to find “the perfect mentor” — the perfect person to point us towards greatness.
How many of you have invested time as an “apprentice” under a mentor, only to have it fizzle out in the end? Why is finding the perfect mentor so hard?
The truth is, we need more than just one mentor. We need a lot of mentors. Through life, we go through so many different changes and experiences. We need more than just one person speaking in our lives.
Personally, I can’t count the number of mentors I have right now. The funny thing is that a lot of the relationships didn’t even begin as mentorships. Just by doing life, you learn from people. You are being mentored 24/7 whether you know it or not.
For this 5-Minute Friday episode, I wanted to share an interview clip with author Jeff Goins about how to embrace “accidental apprenticeships.”
