Comments on: How to ask for mentoring http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:42:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: african masks for sale http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/comment-page-1/#comment-252512 african masks for sale Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:05:47 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/03/27/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/#comment-252512 looks like a very interesting website you have here, I will definitely be sure to return. looks like a very interesting website you have here, I will definitely be sure to return.

]]> By: Cheryl http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/comment-page-1/#comment-252421 Cheryl Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:58:18 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/03/27/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/#comment-252421 I love your blog posts - I've been rummaging around since my own departure from my former employment of 7 1/2 years... I like the premise, but what are the characteristics of a good mentee? Everyone wants good mentors, but sometimes, I wonder if the mentors want the mentees. Just a question... I love your blog posts – I've been rummaging around since my own departure from my former employment of 7 1/2 years…

I like the premise, but what are the characteristics of a good mentee? Everyone wants good mentors, but sometimes, I wonder if the mentors want the mentees. Just a question…

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]]> By: ET http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/comment-page-1/#comment-240507 ET Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:30:59 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/03/27/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/#comment-240507 Kathleen's comment echoes an important point you made. We need to stretch beyond our comfort zone. Sometimes we know what we ought to be doing. We have heard it; we may even have advised others to do it. But we haven't done it ourselves (or we haven't done it recently, or we haven't done it enough). Successful people make a habit of doing those "uncomfortable" things. Kathleen's comment echoes an important point you made. We need to stretch beyond our comfort zone. Sometimes we know what we ought to be doing. We have heard it; we may even have advised others to do it. But we haven't done it ourselves (or we haven't done it recently, or we haven't done it enough).
Successful people make a habit of doing those "uncomfortable" things.

]]> By: The First 90 Days of an Entrepreneur | Yu-kai Chou http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/comment-page-1/#comment-236413 The First 90 Days of an Entrepreneur | Yu-kai Chou Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:46:48 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/03/27/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/#comment-236413 [...] find people who have been there, done that and learn about their experiences. Ask them to become your mentor or advisor. They can seriously prevent you from running into some walls that [...] [...] find people who have been there, done that and learn about their experiences. Ask them to become your mentor or advisor. They can seriously prevent you from running into some walls that [...]

]]> By: Kathleen http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/comment-page-1/#comment-219722 Kathleen Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:17:43 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/03/27/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/#comment-219722 This story reminds me of something that happened at my office. I work for a company with annual revenues of $10 billion. I'm a finance manager for one of the business units in the company and I was talking to a someone who works for me. He was looking for ways to help him create growth in his career. I told him he needed to start networking with other people, including those in top positions in the Company. He was surprised by my advice, but decided to give it a try anyway. So, he sent an email to our CFO thanking him for increasing the participation in our annual financial offsite, because it allowed him to attend whereas he wouldn't have been invited before. Not only did our CFO invite him to lunch, but they have had numerous lunches since then. I think this example shows that you can't be afraid to step out of your normal boundaries, because you may find that networking with the right people can help a great deal in your career growth. This story reminds me of something that happened at my office. I work for a company with annual revenues of $10 billion. I'm a finance manager for one of the business units in the company and I was talking to a someone who works for me. He was looking for ways to help him create growth in his career. I told him he needed to start networking with other people, including those in top positions in the Company. He was surprised by my advice, but decided to give it a try anyway. So, he sent an email to our CFO thanking him for increasing the participation in our annual financial offsite, because it allowed him to attend whereas he wouldn't have been invited before. Not only did our CFO invite him to lunch, but they have had numerous lunches since then.

I think this example shows that you can't be afraid to step out of your normal boundaries, because you may find that networking with the right people can help a great deal in your career growth.

]]> By: nnanna http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/comment-page-1/#comment-200346 nnanna Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:38:42 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/03/27/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/#comment-200346 very lovely feedback Penny! very lovely feedback Penny!

]]> By: PhenPress » The First 90 Days of an Entrepreneur http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/comment-page-1/#comment-186605 PhenPress » The First 90 Days of an Entrepreneur Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:24:20 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/03/27/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/#comment-186605 [...] find people who have been there, done that and learn about their experiences. Ask them to become your mentor or advisor. They can seriously prevent you from running into some walls that [...] [...] find people who have been there, done that and learn about their experiences. Ask them to become your mentor or advisor. They can seriously prevent you from running into some walls that [...]

]]> By: Get your next mentor by being slightly annoying | Career Guerrilla http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/17/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/comment-page-1/#comment-182436 Get your next mentor by being slightly annoying | Career Guerrilla Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:57:28 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/03/27/how-to-ask-for-mentoring/#comment-182436 [...] Well, actually I did tell him that. And I told him a bunch of other stuff, because I decided that I need him as a mentor. Eventually, I got him to agree to be on the board of my company. Here’s the process I took to convince him to help me. And these are good steps for anytime you have someone you’d like to ask to be your mentor: [...] [...] Well, actually I did tell him that. And I told him a bunch of other stuff, because I decided that I need him as a mentor. Eventually, I got him to agree to be on the board of my company. Here’s the process I took to convince him to help me. And these are good steps for anytime you have someone you’d like to ask to be your mentor: [...]

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