What to Look for in a Mentor
What to Look for in a Mentor. First, you should understand that there is more than one need for a mentor. What is your goal in having a mentor? Here are four, different types of things one may want to use a mentor for.
- Parenting or birthing
- Graduate school
- Workmanship
- Spiritual
When looking for a mentor what are some questions you may want to ask yourself to be sure and find a good fit?
What type of mentorship
There are several different types of mentorship you can choose from.
Group mentorship – This would be where there were three or more. Generally, there is one main mentor with more than one mentee. This setting often works well for example in a group for parenting, an environment where a plethora of knowledge can be exchanged between all.
One-on-one mentorship- In this type of mentoring relationship, most often the mentor has a more significant amount of experience as well as knowledge in the chosen area. This will help the mentee to be able to achieve as well as advance and develop in the areas of choice.
Team Mentorship- This type of mentoring involves a group of mentors or people who carry out their mentorship in a team effort. This type of mentoring can help create a space for diverse people with diverse opinions who are coming together in a team effort.
Virtual Mentorship- With virtual meetings becoming more and more necessary, it opens up opportunities for a vast array of people to come together from all over the world in all time zones. This type of mentorship can be used in all types of mentoring to bring groups and businesses together.
Now that we have established different needs for a mentor and four different types of mentorship. Here are six qualities you should look for when deciding who would be that perfect fit.
- You may want someone with a strong self-worth and integrity.
- You may want someone who has pre-existing knowledge, experience in mentoring, and has been mentored.
- You may want to be sure they have the ability to challenge you by asking the often rather tough questions that people avoid answering
- As well as the ability to be able to hold one accountable if necessary
- If you are looking for a spiritual mentor having a solid sense of self-intuition could be of great assistance. Often intuition is a source of energy from within, and this can be beneficial in any form of mentoring. Having an innate sense of knowing is called Clair cognizance. This is different from instincts. The ability to predict based on a gut feeling / knowing that is consistently proven accurate. They are often referred to as the human lie detector. They know when someone is lying, even when others are fooled.
These are some valuable types and ideas for finding the right mentor for you. It may take a few tries or interviews to be sure and find a good fit with you and your intuition. https://holisticenergyspecialist.com/blog/what-is-a-mentor/