How does Mentorship work?
By: Stride Ahead
Tags: Guidance, Mentor, Mentorship, Problem Solving, Learning

We all need guidance at some point in time in our life, but still, we hesitate just because of fear of judgement! The general state of mind that “if I’ll reveal my problems, my insecurities, or any setback then the person on the other side will judge me! Resultant, the problem grows with the time leading to more self-doubt, and hampered growth.

But this is not how Mentorship works, there are many aspects to it. A mentor also looks for learning when he helps you in achieving your goals. The fact that we need to understand is who helps you in accomplishing your goals or who you help others in attaining their respective plans, all we need is to understand another person or to be understood!

The actual mentorship is nothing but a Mentor-Mentor relationship rather than Mentor- mentee relationship. We need to accept the truth of life, “Sometimes we need another person to let us know our real self, who helps us bring our best self.” That person is the Mentor in actual terms which we all ask for. It’s all about to give and take which everyone needs.

We seek help who are more knowledgeable personable, retains more experience in terms of career or life and is ready to understand us, but in reality, he/she also learns from us while solving our problems. He /she gains more from our thought process, our understandings about life. Therefore, we need to break the taboo of assuming things all the time.

It’s a two-way process where both the parties benefit each other leading to more problem-solving solutions!

Of course, there are certain qualities of a Mentor which every person looks for:

He is ready to listen -

We all want someone, who is ready to listen to us, who lets us exert out all the confusions which we have regarding our life experiences. It is one of the most asked things which each one of us asks.

Empathetic -

It is the ability to sense other people’s emotions, with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling. Sometimes it is called “perspective taking,” An actual mentor is one who puts himself in place of you to understand your perspective.

He understands and respects your thought process -

Only listening is not sufficient, for a person, but he also needs to respect your thought process and your way of seeing life. And provide the solutions, according to that.

He looks for the solution rather focusing on the problem all the time -

In reality, people nowadays focus more on the problem rather than on solutions, which worsens the problem more. A good mentor looks for solutions rather than focusing on problems. He analyses the problem and then thinks of the possible solutions which can be put for the current situation.

Positive Thinker -

Last, but not the least, A good mentor must emit a positive personality if he is not positive in his life dealings, then he can’t solve the problems of the other people for sure. It is an obvious character which is a must in a good mentor!

After knowing all about mentorship, it is evident that Mentorship is a parallel process, it is important for the people especially today’s youth that they should seek advice whenever they feel that they are in jeopardy, or see themselves drowning. This process not only leads to positive changes but also helps in all-round growth of everyone.

But where should you look for such Mentorship that not only helps you drive your career but takes an initiative to channel all-round holistic development to your life?

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