We are talking about a topic that we’re deeply passionate at Path for Growth. Today is going to be extremely actionable because we’re talking about maximizing mentorship. This is a very practical conversation and I’m going to share with you the methodology I’ve created for finding and maximizing mentorship. 

After buying people coffee or lunch hundreds of times, I’ve created a method for maximizing conversations with people that I think of as mentors (1:43)

Everyone should be seeking out and learning from mentors (2:59)

I want to start with the three biggest reasons this is worth your time (3:30)

The first reason is that you have the opportunity to distill decades into days (4:25)

The second reason is that empathetic human connection is essential (6:31)

The third reason is that there are few things more valuable than context driven support (8:12)

What you’re really signing up for here is responsibility (10:08)

Here are the seven steps that I use to maximize mentorship (11:14)

Step One: Identify the area or the person that you want to grow (11:58)

Step Two: Send a well-worded, intentional and specific request (14:06)

Step Three: Prepare questions ahead of time (17:47)

Step Four: Buy the coffee or meal (20:14)

Step Five: Take notes and lead the conversation (21:40)

Step Six: If it was valuable and time you’d like to have again, ask them at the end (25:18)

Step Seven: Send an intentional thank you message with evidence of action (26:34)

My request to you is to take action (29:25)

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