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Want to Become a Mentor? Follow These 5 Steps

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Most likely, these individuals consist of family members, teachers, a work supervisor and friends who served as mentors. A mentor is someone who offers support , gives advice and helps guide others through a personal or professional journey. Eventually, you may become one yourself and carry on the meaningful legacy of mentoring.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

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When Logan Shinholser, owner and CEO of the Contractor Growth Network in Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from college in 2014, he started providing marketing services for his father’s pond construction, repair and cleaning business in Maryland. Eventually, he quit his job with Indeed and became a full-time digital marketer. “I

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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

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Eschew higher education? Instead, I lost touch with my professional network, fell behind on technology and had to basically start over as a “seasoned newbie” at age 50, despite having decades of experience. Be the mentor you wish you had By no means do I claim to be the voice for freelancers everywhere.

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7 Tips On How to Get a Promotion From “Show Your Worth” Author and Former IBM Executive Shelmina Babai Abji

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Let’s be real, those expensive groceries aren’t going to buy themselves. At 15, she left to pursue higher education, driven to lift herself and her family up. Rally your network of supporters We can all brag about how great we are, but it won’t go nearly as far as others doing it on our behalf.

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16 Rich Habits

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Try to stash six months of living expenses in an emergency fund in case you lose your job or your business goes belly-up. 79 percent read educational career-related material. Network and volunteer regularly. Almost three-quarters of wealthy people network and volunteer a minimum of five hours a month. Avoid toxic people.

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4 Ways Businesses Can Approach the New Generation Gap

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Here are four ways to get started: Promote Cross-generational Mentoring. Modern mentoring opens the doors for younger generations to step in as advisers. Create a mentoring program for employees to lean on their managers and learn about everything from technology to networking. Encourage Engagement.

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Experts Weigh in on 17 Investments for a Rich Life

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Invest in education. When it comes to spending money to enrich your life, education should be a greater priority than entertainment, says Steve Siebold, speaker and author of How Rich People Think. Budget for professional association dues—you want to build your network before you need it.”. Plan to eat out at least once a week.

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