Hi Chris, it's a useful distinction to keep in mind, the difference between a coach and a mentor. I was privileged to be very talented young person's coach for about a year at my previous job. In the final analysis, I got as much if not more out of our coach / coachee relationship.
In the same way we choose role models without them knowing or agreeing to it, I like to think we can opportunistically find coaches & mentors in our every day interactions if we remain on the lookout. Humility and a hunger for learning from others is surely one of the secrets to making relentless forward progress ;)
I'm a fan of baking these things into our daily lives. I love your point about humility and hunger. I feel like I had my head down working so hard that I lost some curiosity about the world for a while. Only now do I see myself picking my head up again to remind myself of the importance of humility--as you stated.
Hi Chris, it's a useful distinction to keep in mind, the difference between a coach and a mentor. I was privileged to be very talented young person's coach for about a year at my previous job. In the final analysis, I got as much if not more out of our coach / coachee relationship.
In the same way we choose role models without them knowing or agreeing to it, I like to think we can opportunistically find coaches & mentors in our every day interactions if we remain on the lookout. Humility and a hunger for learning from others is surely one of the secrets to making relentless forward progress ;)
Peace and love,
Carlos
Ha! Yes, for sure!
I'm a fan of baking these things into our daily lives. I love your point about humility and hunger. I feel like I had my head down working so hard that I lost some curiosity about the world for a while. Only now do I see myself picking my head up again to remind myself of the importance of humility--as you stated.
Thanks for this. :)