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“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

If we look around, our personal relationships provide us with life mentors: our friends, mothers, grandmothers, our teachers, our dance instructors – the list can go on and on.

But why is it that in a professional setting many of us think we don’t need a mentor? If you just started out in your career or have been working for the past 15 years, could it help to have someone there that could guide you, point out your possible mistakes (nicely!) and ensure you are staying on track with your goals?

A couple of months ago, I attended a local CBBF session on the importance of mentorship to success – it made me realize the importance of having one and started me on my search for a mentor.

If we get to a point where we think we do not need mentors or people to perhaps offer us tips on how we can do things better, we lose out. If you keep doing the things you’ve always done you’ll keep getting the results you’ve always gotten (is that the famous quote?).

I’m still searching for my perfect mentor. Until then, I find it useful to read articles/blogs from women who are in a similar field to mine to see what they are doing different and how I can learn from their journeys.

If you’re still not convinced you need one, think of the following benefits of having a mentor:

* Someone to turn to for guidance in work and in life
* Someone who has travelled the road you have and can give you tips and advice as you set off on your journey
* Someone who can keep you in check once a week, month, etc. and who you can report to in order to ensure you stay on track
* Someone to keep you motivated through the tough times
* Someone who can perhaps introduce you to a wider network of professionals in your career, field or industry

Mission for the week, if you don’t have a mentor already consider finding one, it could help you in more ways than you know!

If you have a mentor and have some work experience already, consider mentoring someone. It’s a great feeling knowing you might help someone else in their career.

I’d love to hear from the readers about your experiences with mentorship and if/how it has helped you.

(As seen on www.womenonbusiness.com)

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“A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.” ~ Henry Kravis

In every job there is danger. For a construction worker it could be a collapsed building. For a police officer it could be a crazy hostage situation. For a pizza maker it could be a burnt hand (ouch). For entrepreneurs, it is the danger of the unknown!

As an entrepreneur, a lot of a one’s success is determined by how much they are willing to risk.

To go out on your own and break free from the safety and security of a 9 to 5 job with benefits – that’s a lot of risk. Not knowing when your next client or customer will come along – that’s a lot of risk. Not knowing if your product or service will sell – that’s a…well you get the point.

Being a risk-taker is a recurring theme in every entrepreneurial article or book I have come across. In my experience, taking risk is a huge part of becoming an entrepreneur. One thing that’s even more important than being a risk-taker though is having passion. The average entrepreneur is said to be driven by their passion for the product or service they offer. This passion will break down any walls of fear of not having that “safety net”.

For anyone considering going out on their own and venturing into the world of ‘being your own boss’ remember to pack along your passion and let go of the fear – your passion for your product will be contagious in how you handle customers, how much effort you put into your work on a daily basis and how far you are willing to take your business.

Now, I’m no math whiz, but my final entrepreneurial equation is this:

passion x (risk – fear) = success

(As seen on Womenonbusiness.com)