Mentors Shouldn't Suggest Superiority
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Allowing the idea of being
Allowing the idea of being a mentor to suggest superiority or prestige is a pitfall. This pitfall occurs when we confuse an emphasis or focus on the mentor (because we have something the mentee wants) with superiority. This pitfall of superiority is a subtle one as it demands self-awareness from you as a mentor to spot both the tendency and the impact it is having upon your outlook and behavior.
When we are self-aware, we are more conscious of what we’re doing and why we’re doing that. This means we can make better choices in the moment and over time. As a mentor, you need to retain a sense of equality in the relationship, that you are no better or worse than your mentee, and that this is a relationship where both parties have equal ability to influence. Retaining a sense of humility as a mentor does not mean that you should put yourself in a ‘lower’ position to the person you are mentoring; humility is simply an opportunity to perceive yourself appropriately in the context of the relationship.
Where you may have placed yourself in a perceived position of equality or inequality, you can shift your perception to be something different. As you know, our perception of something creates our reality of it.
When we are self-aware, we are more conscious of what we’re doing and why we’re doing that. This means we can make better choices in the moment and over time. As a mentor, you need to retain a sense of equality in the relationship, that you are no better or worse than your mentee, and that this is a relationship where both parties have equal ability to influence. Retaining a sense of humility as a mentor does not mean that you should put yourself in a ‘lower’ position to the person you are mentoring; humility is simply an opportunity to perceive yourself appropriately in the context of the relationship.
Where you may have placed yourself in a perceived position of equality or inequality, you can shift your perception to be something different. As you know, our perception of something creates our reality of it.
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