Why a mentor?

How can a personal upskilling mentor help me? When should I talk to a personal upskilling mentor? Why should I talk to a mentor rather than just take a course? Why should I trust GrowthMentor’s mentors?

All your questions about mentorship, answered

How can a personal upskilling mentor help me?

Self-improvement is hard. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are or what kind of work you do.

Because ultimately, any skill can be mastered if given enough time and practice. 

But staying the course is all about the mental game. It’s about continuing to practice in the face of setback after setback. 

Plus, how do you know whether to focus on honing one of your strengths or improving one of your weaknesses? And once you know what you want to improve, how do you get started on improving it?

This turns personal upskilling into a frustrating mess of questions with very few clear answers.

Unless you talk to a mentor.

A personal upskilling mentor will examine your strengths, weaknesses, and abilities with an objective eye. And because they’ve walked the path of self-improvement themselves, they’ll be able to help you identify the best path to start on your upskilling journey.

When should I talk to a personal upskilling mentor?

At any time. All you need is motivation to improve.

Maybe you’ve taken on a new role and want to cover your bases so you can do your best work.

Maybe you’ve realized you hate your current line of work and are ready to do whatever it takes to change industries or positions.

Or maybe you’re just a nerd who enjoys learning new things and stretching your abilities.

Whatever your situation, as long as you have a burning desire to learn, a personal upskilling mentor can help you.

Why should I talk to a mentor rather than just take a course?

For any skill you want to improve, there’s probably a course out there. But there’s one major point a course can’t teach you:

What skills should you work on improving? 

If you’re on your own, this can be a very hard question to answer. Self-assessing your abilities is difficult and we all have our blindspots and biases. 

A mentor, however, can give you a more objective assessment of what skills you need to improve, how certain skills can move you towards your goals, and which ones will benefit you the most in the shortest amount of time. 

So instead of randomly trying to improve your skills, you’ll get a tailored roadmap of where to work and how to get started, no matter what you’re trying to learn.

Why should I trust GrowthMentor’s mentors?

Excellent question. After all, the “mentorship” world is full of high-priced consultants, armchair analysts who have never done the work themselves, and outright snake-oil salesmen looking to make a quick buck.

But, there are plenty of experts out there who want to share their experience and knowledge. At GrowthMentor, we’re lucky to have 700+ of those experts.

The secret comes from our vetting process. We not only double-vet all of our mentors so only the top 3% makes it through our process, we also look at their soft skills. Because no one wants a mentor who’s a snob or a jerk.

On top of it, 85% of our mentors don’t charge an extra fee. Why?

The short answer: Because they want to help people.

The long answer is because…

  • They enjoy sharing their knowledge
  • They learn from their mentees
  • They want to be a “force for good” in the business world
  • They want to pay it forward

But don’t just trust our word on it. Hear from the mentors themselves.