February 4, 2025

Flourishing Flame: From Burning Out to Burning Bright

Ep 52: Supportive Relationships: Mentorship

What is a mentor? Where do I find one? What do I look for? How long should I have a mentor? Leah answers all these questions and more as she continues with the next type of relationship of the five types of relationships that help us reach our goals.

In this episode, Leah discusses mentorship and what sets it apart from other relationships. Mentors are beneficial to bringing you closer to your goals, and they provide personalized guidance and accountability in reaching them.

Leah shares insight on when and where to find a mentor, whether that be in your professional or personal life. She explains what the timetable might look like, whether the mentorship is short term or long term, as well as what the cost is, meaning what you need to put into that relationship account. As mentioned in this episode, you can go back to episode 32 to review relationship accounts.

For mentors, Leah shares advice on how to be a mentor and foster that relationship by providing support, wisdom, and encouragement.

And finally, she discusses joint mentorship relationships, which is where both individuals offer some sort of mentorship to the other.

In the next episode, Leah will continue with the mentorship topic and interview a friend, Thomas Delaney, who has been on all over the mentorship spectrum.

Referenced Article: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/mentorship/

Referenced Episode: Introduction to Relating to Others: Relationship Accounts Ep. 32