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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 25, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Make sure that the mentor is aware of what you want from them e.g. cashflow advice. E-Mail me or follow me.

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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

Success

A mentor once told me to spend 30 minutes every day staying in touch with my network and business friends. I’m not a Pollyanna (though some may disagree), but seriously—if you only think about what is wrong, the changes you want to make will always seem too big. Spend 30 minutes connecting and reconnecting.

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Great resources for assistants on Twitter

Practically Perfect PA

@Emmawalkeruk: Business mentor and virtual assistant trainer. The club offers great networking opportunities. JuliePerrine: Founder of All Things Admin, mentor, professional speaker and leadership trainer. JuliePerrine: Founder of All Things Admin, mentor, professional speaker and leadership trainer. ThePAClub: PA?

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Wellness Entrepreneur Kris Carr Believes Finding Success Begins with Self-Awareness

Success

She began researching the best lifestyle practices for longevity and interviewing more medical professionals to understand how they were going to work together. Her feature-length documentary was picked up by Discovery Channel and eventually OWN Network. “We If I had listened to them, I wouldn’t be here right now.”

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

Success

Find a mentor. Refresh your network. Pull up those numbers and refresh your network! Now is the perfect time to check in and keep your network working for you. Ask questions of mentors and peers. Susan RoAne , networking expert, speaker and author of the bestselling How to Work a Room. Reconnect with family.

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Collaborating With The Enemy: Competitive Advantage? | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Within his business he has established what he calls a Mentor Board of Advisors, a group of people he turns to for advice and learning. For example, one of these mentors runs one of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’ Concentrate on your business, not your office. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control.

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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

Success

You can’t expect to live the lifestyle you had while under the protection of a payday every two weeks. It can act as a check on your flawed assumptions, a motivator to work harder or a prod to reach out to mentors and allies for advice. Each day, choose one friend, family member or mentor (clients don’t count), and pick up the phone.

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