What does it take to be a mentor?
The ability to listen. A desire to share. A willingness to examine your own motives, methods, and mistakes.
To be as open and receptive as the mentoree. Which is hard because I don’t like admitting I don’t know anymore than the next person does.
And an understanding that mentoring contributes to the greater community.
Mentoring has brought me so much.
• Access to bright women willing to debate and discuss
• Involved examinations of areas of strength
• Stronger understanding of best practice
I like to think of it as: creative friendships and a dialogues I wouldn’t otherwise have.
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