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Do the benefits of a mentoring programme create success or is it a magic wand that automatically guarantee's success? Is my role instrumental to my future success. Do I need to define my own goals, seeking and cultivating the relationship I want, or is my role just passive? Why can’t they live the life for me! Why do they need to help me to ask the right questions? How will I benefit from the insights gained from their experience without making the same mistakes, avoiding the same pitfalls and identifying paths to success by filling in the gaps in my experience. One thing for sure, I need a mentor who has lived through the experiences and challenges I now face building and scaling my idea and someone who continues to invest in their own learning and development. Giving each person the opportunity to reflect and appreciate the mentoring relationship. Key takeaways Mentoring, is a powerful professional growth tool that is equipped to impact you positively A mentoring relationship must be managed and nurtured by both the mentor and mentee A mentor and a mentee must be held accountable and both must take time to get to know each other as ‘people’ A mentor will have the desire and disposition to develop people, reflecting on their own successes and sharing their own failures Effective mentoring takes effort, skills and sensibilities from both the mentor and mentee and both parties need to take responsibilities for the success Mentors enable the mentee to reach heights that seemed impossible before, with clear goals and aspirations Mentees must show a willingness to ask for help, and be open to learning and trying new ideas and accept feedback – even the constructive type Mentees cannot sit patiently on the side-lines, they must be proactive, responsible and accountable Mentees must always attend with a mentoring agenda A mentor must continue to invest in their own development I know there will always be challenges and life will never be perfect, but we don’t know how far we can go until we get started, until we take the first step. This is our journey unlocking our visibility! Together we can still make a difference. Valuable resources: Action for ME and the NHS Connect with me on Facebook Visit our official website www.jak-group.co.uk With thanks to: Jamie York and Rob Moore Oli Corse (Intro and outro) purple-planet.com (Music) braydesign.co.uk (Darren Bray – Graphics)