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Are you too old to have a mentor?

Are you too old to have a mentor?

No matter our age, we need mentors!

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Deborah Heiser
Aug 09, 2023
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Are you too old to have a mentor?
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Have you ever wondered if mentors have mentors? And, if they do, who mentors them? Are we to become mentorless in our old age?

The short answer is no.

Even experts need mentors.

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Mentors can also be mentees.

Being a mentor does not mean you are not a mentee. Mentorship is not simply a hierarchical relationship between mentor and mentee. Mentoring can and sho…

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