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Permalink Reply by Eric Davenport on May 25, 2012 at 2:42pm

Found a mentor

Permalink Reply by Rognan on June 12, 2012 at 9:30pm

I have to admit this was kinda hard! I quickly realized i have already had quite a few mentors in my life in different areas. All the people that i know that i belive would be great mentors are already my mentors, officialy or not. So i had to think of something other than my intrests and work. Somewhere in between my thoughs i stubled upon a post on a forum, from a guy i always though was posting really nice stuff about politics and not only. I decided to send him an e-mail telling him how much i like his posts and admire his way of speaking his mind and ofcourse his way of thinking, i got a reply back and the deal was closed!

Permalink Reply by Goran Dimic on July 2, 2012 at 2:56pm

This was a bit hard. But still, found two mentors: my good friend who is a bit older than me, yet full of knowledge. The other one is my wing tsun kung fu Sifu (teacher).

Permalink Reply by Patrick Wilson on July 11, 2012 at 3:53pm

My experience is a bit strange.  I already had a mentor, but I did not exactly realize it until now.  My Shotokan Instructor and I have developed more than a simple instructor student relationship.  This is mostly due to his attitude.

I respect the man for many reasons.  He has a very strong and resolute mind (one of my core values), he has accomplished many goals I wish to attain (Blackbelt, Family, solid relationship with the Lord), he is also a very honest and hardworking man.

I also seek to learn from his previous experiences (street fights, struggles academically, etc) so that I can make corrections that I may avoid.

Permalink Reply by Jorge on July 25, 2012 at 4:51pm

So I am undertaking the third task today and it's definitely difficult. 

I am focusing on a mentor for issues related to general professional and emotional fulfillment. 

These the traits he should have:

• Rationality
• Self-made
• Emotionally accomplished -happy
• Survivor
• Dealt successfully with the same challenging personality traits that I have

Still struggling to come up with someone. But it will happen sooner or later.

Permalink Reply by Max Tsepkov on August 7, 2012 at 5:25am

Oh, This is most difficult (and desirable) part.

But I came up with something.

I always wanted to practice Aikido so today I just did it.

I googled best teachers nearby and called to him. I start practice from September.

I think Aikido teacher can be a mentor, I can ask things from him.

He is a strong man with a kind voice, I want to learn from him.

Permalink Reply by Vince on August 23, 2012 at 2:58am

I asked my friend who has a lot of experience to follow me, to treat some aspects of my character:

- Develop confidence,
-esteem
-be more aware of my ability

Permalink Reply by Philip Hendricks on October 23, 2012 at 12:48am

I am going to choose my father. He was always a stable rock in my life and still continues to be. He has excellent knowledge in spiritual things as well as financial.

Permalink Reply by Jorge G. Casablanca on December 27, 2012 at 1:12pm

Growing up with a single mother and two sisters and very little male presence has made this one hard for me. Any advice on how to go about it?

Permalink Reply by Brandon H on February 27, 2013 at 9:17pm

Day 3: Find a Mentor

I'm currently still a student and soon to be joining the professional world in a year or so. I arranged to have weekly lunches with my manager at the internship I will be returning to this summer. 

I've been entertaining the idea of this for a while. It's nice to have challenges like these with accountability that serves to push me to action.

Permalink Reply by Justin C on March 6, 2013 at 7:05pm

Ive been pursuing a career in voice overs and a friend of mine gave me a name of a guy whose been at it for a few years, had a great conversation and Ill ask him to be my mentor in this process. Its a good start.

Permalink Reply by Russel Harper on April 8, 2013 at 11:10am

Day 3: Find a Mentor

When I read this challenge, instantly 2 names came to my mind: Charles K. and Alex H.   Charles has been my Dad’s best friend for well over 25 years.  He has had a huge impact on my life, and even took to me a father-son event at my school while my Dad was serving in the first Gulf War.  If I had to name a mentor for my life to this point, there is no doubt, it’s been my “Uncle” Charles.   However, I recognize that a big part of this challenge is not to discover who in your life has been a mentor, but is to gain a new mentor.  For this, I turned straight to Alex.  I’ve known Alex for about a year now.  He’s about 15 years older than I am and I met him, at of all things, playing bar trivia.  Alex and I now play on a regular trivia team together, and he’s one of the most genuine people I have ever met.  From early on I recognized that he was someone I could talk to about anything and he would not judge nor break my confidence.  For this reason, I have asked Alex to have lunch with me.  Because I feel comfortable to do so, I will explain in full detail what it is that I am doing, explain to him the importance of the Mentor relationship, and directly ask him to be my mentor.  I will let you know how it goes.

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