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Mentoring Program
   
Most adults can identify a person, who at some time in their life had a significant and positive impact on them. Mentors can be friends, relatives, co-workers, teachers or even strangers with a similar passion. Most often a mentor is a more experienced person who acts as a role model, compatriot, challenger, guide or cheerleader.

The goal of the CDAA has always been to provide all members with a network of support. Whether you need advice or a friendly ear when dealing with creative, administrative or practical problems, members are encouraged to share ideas and learn initially designed to help novice and intermediate CDAA members to develop specific skills and techniques, prepare for competition, or take the step towards marketing and selling their work.

The focus of most successful mentoring is mutual learning. It is essential to feel free to explore what you have to offer each other. A sense of humour and a sense of enjoyment of your contact are very important as well. The key to a successful match is generally NOT the degree of similarity between the mentor and their partner. The key is a combination of the mentor's ability to connect with, tune in to, understand and accept what the partner is experiencing and the partner's openness in expressing their needs.

If this sounds like something that you would be interested in being a part of, in either role, please get in touch with me. I will endeavour to match up suitable partnerships and monitor their progress. Just let me know what you are interested in, what your goals are (if you have identified them); in other words, what results you are hoping to achieve.

Stefania Morgante
customerservice@gufobardo.com


 
Myths on Mentors


1. YOU NEED A TOGA TO BE A MENTOR.
Gone are the days of protégés sitting at the feet of the 'wise one'. You never know who might be a powerful learning influence.

2. MENTORING ONLY HAPPENS ON A ONE-ON-ONE, LONG TERM, FACE TO FACE BASIS.
With modern technology, mentoring cam take place by phone, e-mail, fax, and may only take a few hours or a few days

3. A MENTOR NEEDS TO BE 5 – 10 YEARS OLDER THAN THE PERSON THEY MENTOR.
Innovations happen so quickly and personal experience is such a great teacher that younger people often have opportunity to mentor older people; peers are often effective mentors.

4. MENTORING IS A RARE EXPERIENCE AND ONLY OCCURS IN A FEW GREAT PEOPLE.
Informal mentoring is probably the most frequent method of transmitting knowledge and wisdom in society. Virtually everyone has experienced it.

5. THE PERSON BEING MENTORED IS THE ONLY ONE WHO BENEFITS FROM THE RELATIONSHIP.
For mentoring to be effective, all parties must perceive benefits. As previously mentioned there are ways to ensure that the benefits are mutual.

 
       
       

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