WHY A MENTOR REALLY MATTERS?

A mentor in life really matters because his guidance and advisory can transform an individual’s profile just the way a clay artisan would mould mud to create a beautiful piece of art.

The life coach, a repository of experience, vision and consciousness that come with age and studying of past successes and failures, can show you the best direction to grow and live a fulfilled life in this dynamic world of evolving possibilities.

Mentoring involves a holistic makeover of an individual through an inner conviction and an outer grooming in addition to empowering one with knowledge, wisdom and a futuristic vision to identify and create value in one’s academic, personal or professional life journey. This exercise ensures the mentee pursues the most judicious path, devoid of possible mistakes, thereby following an ideal and perfectly planned future.

Now let us discuss the steps that a mentor administers to bring about the turnaround in an individual’s life –

IDENTIFY INCLINATIONS & INTERESTS

The first and foremost role of a mentor is to identify his client’s inclinations, areas of interest and strengths and weaknesses. The personal attributes of an individual such as nature, behavioral traits, interpersonal skills, adaptability, thinking patterns and preferred matters are the most important factors to be considered for designing his life journey.

One performs to the best of his abilities only when the chosen areas are those where his heart lies as also his inherent attributes support. Thus, identifying these crucial features ensures every step in our life is optimized for the best possible results, thereby eliminating chances for pursuing the not so advantageous path.

PREPARING FOR FUTURE

This is a fast-paced disruptive world where new systems continuously replace existing ones as science and technology innovations create newer possibilities and untreaded opportunities to explore. Thus, education and learning are about empowering oneself beyond present day systems towards futuristic possibilities, which enable one to be an innovator, a trendsetter and a value creator.

This is where the role of a career guide makes a great difference. The advisor identifies futuristic possibilities and accordingly directs us to acquire such related knowledge and vision in advance, which prepare ourselves to build our capabilities to explore, innovate and create value amidst newly emerging scenarios.

HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT

A mentor, because of his experience and an integrated outlook can guide one to build a holistic profile, which is key to achieving a more fulfilling future.

Much as professional growth, developing multi-disciplinary expertise, social skills and extra-curriculars make one a wholesome individual. Fitness and spiritualism, two other crucial factors in a person’s balance of body and mind, also need to be fruitfully nurtured.

RESOLUTION CAPABILITIES

Another critical area for achieving success is overcoming personal and professional challenges that crop up at every step of life. Alerting us in advance on various associated risks as also advising one on different hurdles enable difficult decision making relatively easy. And these advices often change the course of one’s journey from a wrong to right direction.

Thus, a mentor, because of his resolution capabilities turns out to be the differentiating factor in one’s uninterrupted growth voyage.

REALITY CHECKER

Most of us, especially in our childhood and young adolescence have fancied dreams and unrealistic goals, which later turn out to be the cause of all our sorrow. For many, these feelings persist even in middle age.

Thus, a reality checker is a must for everyone, and the life coach sets the most appropriate goals and ambitions based on his appraisal of the mentee. This prevents us from failures and frustrations.

PREVENTING MISTAKES

A life coach not just designs the perfect life path for us, but also acts as a guard against committing many errors either because of inexperience or out of our inability to read between the lines. A minimal error life path can go a long way in maximizing our potential.

HILLTOP VIEW

A view from hilltop is the kind of vision and foresight one acquires after undergoing such vigorous and well-designed makeover. The realization is like that of experiencing an enlightenment and entering the realms of a new consciousness.

WITHOUT MENTOR

But unfortunately, the mistake most of us make is we don’t choose a mentor in our life’s journey, either not realizing its significance or shying away because hiring of such services cost money.

Our existence in this world enables us to experience, evolve and grow – but when we walk and jump in the over-excitement to realize our set goals without an expert trainer, possibilities are high to encounter a nasty fall of self-inflicted injury.

Thus, without a mentor, you are rudderless, not knowing which way to proceed in the mid-sea. In short, one loses a meaningful direction in life to make the most beneficial moves.

THE LESSON

Always choose an experienced and effective mentor, even if it costs money. It really matters!