The Month of Mentorship

Happy National Mentoring Month!

Not only is January my birthday month, but it’s also National Mentoring Month. This makes me excited to discuss the benefits of being in a mentoring relationship.

Mentoring relationship can help people grow both professional and personally. While many people think that the benefits are only experienced by the person being mentored, but the person doing the mentoring also receives benefits.

Some of the benefits of having a mentor can include:

• Improved leadership skills

• Increase in self-confidence

• Feedback on task-orientated things, like public speaking

• Improve interpersonal skills

• Networking opportunities

• Advice on how to better control your career path

Some of the benefits of being a mentor can include:

• The feeling of giving back to a person

• Increase interpersonal skills

• Provide opportunities to re-inspire the mentor on their own career path

• Practice active listening

I want to challenge you this month to intentionally seek out a mentor. Whether it is more of a personal mentorship or a professional mentorship, be intentional about it. You never know what opportunities you’ll receive, or what opportunities you may be able to give to someone else!