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Leadership Development: I see that most of the successful people in the world had mentors that contributed to their success. How do I find one if its so important?
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Arjun Buxi, Executive Coach and Communication Expert answered:

I mentor Startups and Business Leaders and of course was mentored myself in years past.

The best way to find a mentor is to first know who you are. What are your goals, your unfinished challenges and projects? Where do you fall short in your own estimation? Generate these notes and form lists. I can help you with this part of your journey.

Now we look for people that succeeded in those areas. I've found mentors and peers through a variety of places - we had shared connections (or none at all) on LinkedIn, I took part in LinkedIn discussion groups and commented on people's ideas, I sent cold emails and made phone calls to people I found interesting thereof.

The weirdest place was guests on my favorite podcast or radio show, or even local TV. These are prominent people - local government officials, University Administrators, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs - but not too prominent that they can't take a call to help someone. Pay a sincere compliment and sincerely ask for help.

Show you are driven and want to be someone.

I can help you understand this more, and in any case, best of luck on this path.

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