1109: How to Find Great Mentors and Build Your Legacy with Dr. Deborah Heiser
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If we can acknowledge the moments that we mentor or we acknowledge the moments that we've been mentored and we thank the people that have mentored us, it makes us do it more. And it ties it back to legacy so that we then can feel our impact. That's Dr. Deborah Heiser. She's an applied developmental psychologist.
slash coach, who spent the last eight years helping others witness the transformational power of mentorship through her organization, The Mentor Project. She's also the author of the book The Mentorship Edge. So you'll learn one, the fundamental human need that mentorship fulfills, two, why most struggle to find mentors and the simple fix. And three, the unlikely places where you can find more mentors. And if you want a quick summary write up of the actual takeaways, I recommend you sign up for the free golden nugget email newsletter, which you can find at awesomeatyourjob.com.
I'm Pete McKaidis. This is How to Be Awesome at Your Job. And now, here's Deborah. Deborah, welcome. Thanks for having me.
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