When you skim through LinkedIn posts, you end up reading a lot of irrelevant posts, unsolicited advice and a lot of bragging. So how do you navigate to exactly where you want to be? You seek. You explore and you ask. Why?

We cannot stress less on the fact that the competition is getting tougher with every waking day. Everyday you wake up to a new challenge – whether brought on by your own goals, your employers or even a pandemic, for that matter. We all want to upskill ourselves. We all want that next step. And don’t get me wrong – it is not just restricted to your career or side-business. It could be as simple as just being a better parent or how do I just conduct myself in any environment, how do I get better in managing my mental wellness. Social media has it all, especially LinkedIn.

So why do we need a mentor? Let’s explore the 5 Why’s.

Connection with a Leader

Mentorship opens doors to interacting with some of the smartest leaders in your field. Why would you give that up?

Learning New Perspectives

To be honest, not all of us are automatically delivered to the houses of the most-well connected people on Earth. That’s, unfortunately, only reserved for the rich and the ones with amazing stroke of luck. To make up for this, we need to be connected to leaders and we need to get into the mindset of collaborative functioning.

Better Performance

Of course, right? When you interact with leaders in your field, you get to know how success looks and you know their journeys better. It helps you in better decision-making. This definitely has the potential to help earn you that spot award!

Unbiased Opinions

How many times have you been told the truth in the face? Irrespective of what reaction it would elicit from you, who is at the receiving end? Maybe on occasions when your friend got really drunk. But what about the times when you need the affirmation that you are right or you need the knock on your head that says it is not your best? Mentors know how to drive constructive criticism home. They will give you their piece of mind exactly when you need it – in your senses.

Makes You a Better Person

Well, isn’t that the whole point – To become a better person? Mentorship brings out the best in you and calls out the worst. And only when you have a picture as clear as that, can you completely accept who you are and works towards becoming a better version of yourself – both professionally and personally. And at the end of all, it will push you to pass all this to the next person and help be someone else’s support system, someone who may be sitting 3000 miles away from you, sifting through countless profiles and reviewing their content over and over again and just looking for some help!

In our next article, we will go through some etiquettes and walkthrough on how to get the mentor you’re looking for.