How to find a great Mentor

This episode is about mentorship. Mentorship is a powerful personal development tool that naturally attracts ambitious people. However, it can be a complicated tool to maximize. Mentorship comes in many forms, with varying degrees of accessibility, quality, and suitability for a given individual. In this episode, I answer questions on 3 topics surrounding the complications of mentorship: how to navigate the resources available, how to be coachable, and tips and tricks I’ve learned as a mentor and mentee.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Why you shouldn’t conflate success at your company with success in your career
• How and why you should form a “Personal Board of Directors”
• Resources for people who can’t access certain types of mentorship
• How to identify and avoid bad advice
• Actionable tips for becoming more coachable
• Why coaching others improves your ability to be coached

Referenced in this episode:

• Meander: Match your career ambitions with the perfect mentor (Nikhyl is an advisor)
• Shreyas Doshi: links to his content and his courses
• Lenny’s Podcast
• Reforge

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• Twitter: https://twitter.com/nikhyl
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhyl/

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