BRX Pro Tip: How to Find a Mentor
Stone Payton: Welcome back to Business RadioX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor and Stone Payton here with you. Lee, I know in a lot of the interviews that I do in my studio, I will often ask if people have had the benefit of one or more mentors to help them navigate new terrain. What’s the best way to go about getting a mentor?
Lee Kantor: Finding a mentor is tricky, and a lot of people would like a mentor, but they don’t know how to go about getting a mentor. And it’s one of those things where you just can’t wait to for someone to go, “Hey, do you want to be mentored? I’d love to mentor you.” That’s just not going to happen.
Lee Kantor: So, you have to be proactive when it comes to finding a mentor. The first things you have to do is kind of do your research. Who’s doing what you want to do and they’re doing it in a manner that you respect and value. So, kind of get a list of potential mentors going, and then jump on LinkedIn and see if anybody knows that person, or if you know that person, try to get a warm introduction from somebody you know who is connected to them.
Lee Kantor: Then, get on Google, Amazon, Spotify, research all about them, read their books, articles, listen to podcasts are on. And then, remember that even if you never get to meet them or they don’t want to mentor you, you can still be mentored by them by reading all their stuff and listening to their content.
Lee Kantor: Something that Business RadioX operators have kind of a cheat code on is that we have the ability to invite potential mentors or potential people we want to partner with or work with as a guest on a show to learn more about them and build a relationship that way, so we have kind of an advantage when it comes to mentors or any other type of thought leader. We have the ability to invite them on a show and learn all about them and begin a relationship so that maybe one day we can do business together or maybe work together or mentor.
