{"id":55310,"date":"2022-06-14T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T10:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/we-bc.ca\/?p=55310"},"modified":"2022-06-08T22:44:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T22:44:31","slug":"3-reasons-why-volunteering-as-a-mentor-can-help-your-career-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.we-bc.ca\/en\/3-reasons-why-volunteering-as-a-mentor-can-help-your-career-development\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons Why Volunteering as a Mentor Can Help Your Career Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Volunteering to mentor someone outside of your immediate circles of influence and industry can offer many benefits like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staying Connected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We all know entrepreneurship can be lonely. Often there are few people that share your perspective.<br>Having a strong <a href=\"https:\/\/we-bc.ca\/what-we-offer\/mentoring\/peer-groups\/\">community of peers<\/a> (other entrepreneurs and mentors) outside your industry can offer a range of benefits. You can share common challenges and strategies, celebrate success and grow new skills together. It gives you a whole new lens on leadership and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New connections that can lead you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Potential employees and contractors,<\/li><li>Resources like <a href=\"https:\/\/we-bc.ca\/grants-for-bc-businesses\/\">grants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/we-bc.ca\/what-we-offer\/financing\/business-loans-for-women\/\">funding<\/a>, and professional services<\/li><li>Technical resources like new apps and organizational systems<\/li><li>Opportunities for <a href=\"https:\/\/we-bc.ca\/what-we-offer\/skills-development\/leadership-communication\/\">leadership growth<\/a><\/li><li>New business practices and a fresh approach to solving challenges<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staying Current<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It broadens your horizons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentoring offers what I call\u2014Reverse Mentoring. In the traditional mentor-mentee relationship, <a href=\"https:\/\/we-bc.ca\/what-we-offer\/mentoring\/meet-our-mentors\/\">mentors<\/a> usually have many years of experience, while young entrepreneurs come with a fresh new perspective and a different set of skills. This can be invaluable and can start a life long relationship when the pairing of mentor and mentee share similar life and work values. (I have personally experienced this on numerous occasions, thank you mentees!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staying Forward Focused<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you leverage your skills and talents by utilizing them in a completely new environment you have the opportunity for personal and professional growth. It&#8217;s a chance to fine-tune your current skills and kickstart new ones. It&#8217;s a chance to step into a deeper leadership role and work on your learning edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentoring broadens your reach in many ways. 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