Comments on: Get your next mentor by being slightly annoying

By: Creative Projects Thrive on Feedback: Finding People Who Can Help You — Aliventures

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:02:06 +0000

[...] Or, alternatively, you could try Penelope Trunk’s method of getting your next mentor by being slightly annoying… [...]

By: telepresence

telepresence — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:57:46 +0000

Hey Jim, that's exactly what i started practicing… creating boundaries.. and i'm so relieved now… i couldn't imagine how much "other people's work" i've been doing all this while… some of your colleagues can be pretty sneaky and pass on their work to you… so you gotta be careful… i'm a lot happier now and less stressed…

Regards,
Lora

By: diabetic

diabetic — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:48:38 +0000

You know we humans need mentors all our lifetime… it was like that and will be like that for as long as we're humans(imperfect)… think about your parents as your first mentors, then teachers at school and etc…
i realized that to be successful i had to have a mentor or at least follow one's teachings, methods or his way of thinking… and then i met one when i was in my 20s.. it changed my life drastically… the confidence i got, the way things looked differently to me… success has become something achievable… so mentors are always needed..

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:18:47 +0000

First, putting some boundaries around your work time seriously increases your productivity. If you have a sense that you can do it any time, or do it when you get home, you typically aren't as focused and organized about your work. I particularly noticed this when I started an evening MBA program while working full time. On the days when I knew I had to leave for class by 5:30 and would be home late so wouldn't have much time to do work after class, I got a lot more accomplished in a shorter period of time, simply because I knew it wasn't an option to do work at home that night.

By: hunter

hunter — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:00:10 +0000

Don't dump all your challenges into your mentor's lap. Focus on the big issues and the areas of experience you lack. Get to the next level. cash loans for unemployed

By: Luton

Luton — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:48:44 +0000

Wow don't know if I would have had the courage to approach such a big player initially. I watch dragons den and see so many people crumble when they have to go in front of someone who has already made their name.

By: chemotherapy

chemotherapy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:47:31 +0000

forgot to add that for those wondering who my mentors were… my mentors were my own managers… i was very lucky to have the sort of managers that would protect their subordinates… but my current one really sucks… sometimes i'd get "slaughtered" in public by him… but then i've developed my skills at defending myself… :)

By: chemotherapy

chemotherapy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:28 +0000

I have had a few mentors in my career up to now… and i can say that article is perfectly right to say that mentors are there to guide us and care about our progress.

By: Everyone needs an Alice.com – Danielle Dews

Everyone needs an Alice.com – Danielle Dews — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:27:21 +0000

[...] first heard about Alice through this post of Penelope Trunk's back in March and I have been interested in the company and eagerly awaiting it's launch ever [...]

By: derik

derik — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:12:18 +0000

i slightly disagree with your last point , it makes no sense