Comments on: You need a mentor now; here’s how to get one http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Larry Brauner http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-134500 Larry Brauner Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:45:09 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-134500 Penelope, I'm a new reader and enjoying your posts. I agree that a mentor can accelerate our growth and progress. Lately I've been thinking that mastermind groups might be very powerful as well. Not only do they present an opportunity for brainstorming with and mentoring by our peers, they also add accountability into the mix. I wonder what you think. Penelope,

I’m a new reader and enjoying your posts.

I agree that a mentor can accelerate our growth and progress.

Lately I’ve been thinking that mastermind groups might be very powerful as well. Not only do they present an opportunity for brainstorming with and mentoring by our peers, they also add accountability into the mix.

I wonder what you think.

]]> By: dollie johnson http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-106646 dollie johnson Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:46:06 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-106646 Hello, would like to know how can I find a mentor in my state(Rhode Island)that can guide me into starting up a modeling agency for children. Thank you Hello,

would like to know how can I find a mentor in my state(Rhode Island)that can guide me into starting up a modeling agency for children.

Thank you

]]> By: some girl http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-95306 some girl Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:02:59 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-95306 ok, joke's on me. i shoulda read other blog entries first before being abrasive! ok, joke’s on me. i shoulda read other blog entries first before being abrasive!

]]> By: some girl http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-95298 some girl Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:43:17 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-95298 like, what's in it for the mentor? like, what’s in it for the mentor?

]]> By: some girl http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-95297 some girl Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:42:32 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-95297 well, i really don't see how to "get" a mentor in this article. you talk of why its good to have one, and how some people progressed due to having a mentor. but you don't talk specifics about how to get a mentor, apart from one point of being an overachiever. i would have expected better articulation for a piece that was actually part of a leadership section on Forbes. well, i really don’t see how to “get” a mentor in this article. you talk of why its good to have one, and how some people progressed due to having a mentor. but you don’t talk specifics about how to get a mentor, apart from one point of being an overachiever. i would have expected better articulation for a piece that was actually part of a leadership section on Forbes.

]]> By: Nicole Bond http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-33332 Nicole Bond Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:11:02 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-33332 Well i dont have anything "insigntful" to say or add. my question may even seem silly. but iv been wondering if there is a mentoring program that offers fashion design that i could attend without being a college grad or attending college. if anyone has as information please email me it would be extremely helpful. <strong>* * * * *</strong> <I>Hi, Nicole. I don't know an official mentoring program in that industry. But I know that if you contact a potential mentor with specific questions, that person is likely to help you. The questions should show that you have direction and vision for yourself and they should be questions that are not open-ended but can elicit specific, brief answers. By doing this routine a few times with the same person over a few months, you can establish a mentor relationship. If it doesn't work the first time, don't be discouraged. Just try again. Good luck! -Penelope</I> Well i dont have anything “insigntful” to say or add. my question may even seem silly.
but iv been wondering if there is a mentoring program that offers fashion design that i could attend without being a college grad or attending college. if anyone has as information please email me it would be extremely helpful.

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Hi, Nicole. I don’t know an official mentoring program in that industry. But I know that if you contact a potential mentor with specific questions, that person is likely to help you. The questions should show that you have direction and vision for yourself and they should be questions that are not open-ended but can elicit specific, brief answers. By doing this routine a few times with the same person over a few months, you can establish a mentor relationship.

If it doesn’t work the first time, don’t be discouraged. Just try again.

Good luck!
-Penelope

]]> By: Åsa http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-1063 Åsa Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:38:29 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-1063 Penelope: I’ve been reading some of your posts and they are so insightful and useful! Appears to me like you would be a good mentor yourself. I’ll keep reading. Penelope: I’ve been reading some of your posts and they are so insightful and useful! Appears to me like you would be a good mentor yourself.

I’ll keep reading.

]]> By: Ben Casnocha http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-1062 Ben Casnocha Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:17:19 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/09/27/you-need-a-mentor-now-heres-how-to-get-one/#comment-1062 Good thoughts here. Two points to add. 1. Right about the two way street. Mentors give and get from the relationship...just like many school teachers say they learn a ton from their students. 2. There's a difference btwn mentors and advisors. I think about advisors as specific to my business. "Mentors" connotes a broader relationship, including personal matters. Good thoughts here.

Two points to add.

1. Right about the two way street. Mentors give and get from the relationship…just like many school teachers say they learn a ton from their students.

2. There’s a difference btwn mentors and advisors. I think about advisors as specific to my business. “Mentors” connotes a broader relationship, including personal matters.

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