Mentoring is an important part of the business world. But it’s only valuable if you know HOW to go about it. That’s what I discussed in this episode with Sande Golgart. Sande is the President at Zonez, He is a disruptive technology and business enthusiast. He is passionate about helping companies solve for their biggest issues.

Sometimes you find the most value in mentorship in retrospect. It’s that person that challenged you and held to accountable for achieving your goals. Those relationships can be the most rewarding, most fulfilling and the most helpful. Good mentors have your best interests in mind, sometimes It’s shown by tough love. Mentors might ask you tough questions. Those questions can make you grow faster than you would have without answering them.

Don’t Force Mentoring Relationships

Asking someone that you just met (or messaging them before meeting them) to be your mentor is like asking someone to marry you on your first date. It can be off putting. You should let them happen organically. Start with a phone call, take their advice, take action and then set up another call. If the relationship continues, great. If not, you got some advice and you’re better off than you were before those sessions.

Vicarious Mentoring

It’s about doing, not theory. Great mentoring experiences give you ways to take action and get new and hopefully better results. One  of Sande’s mentors was bestselling business author Jim Collins. When Sande reached out to him Jim replied by sending one of his books with suggested chapters to read and an outline for each of the chapters. This showed Sande that not every mentoring experience is in person.

Sande suggests sharing what advice you’re looking for and asking your network to recommend two books on the subject. You’ll often find the advice you need that way.

BEFORE You Search For Mentors

You’ll need to put some work in before you search for mentors. You’ll need to clearly define your problem, where you’re going and what your core values are. Then you’ll need to create a profile of the type of person that can most likely help you with that problem. Then you need to actively seek those people out. Mentors are going to be looking for you, but they’ll often help when asked. When you’re crystal clear about what and who you’re looking for those people will begin to show up in your life.

Listen In!

In this episode we also discuss:

How to connect to your passion in life.
More ways to be ready for mentorship.
How to successfully collaborate with the people in your life.
How to ask for introductions to potential mentors.

About The Guest

Sande is the President at Zonez, He is a disruptive technology and business enthusiast. He is passionate about helping companies solve for their biggest issues. Prior to Zonez, Sande held the roles of Chief Sales Officer at Emagispace, Inc., SVP, Corporate Sales as well as Regional Vice President during his 16-year career at Regus, the world’s largest provider of flexible work space.

Golgart is often quoted on real estate issues and trends affecting businesses from start-ups to the Global 1000. He has been featured on Fox Business News, ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Puget Sound Business Journal and various other media outlets.

Golgart holds a Bachelors Degree in Business from the University of Colorado and studied post graduate Leadership at Stanford University.