The Right Way to Ask for a Mentor

Don’t be annoying and disingenuous.

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“The strongest relationships spring out of a real and often earned connection felt by both sides. ” Instead, of telling young people, “‘Get a mentor and you will excel’, we need to tell them, ‘Excel and you will get a mentor.’” — Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

We see it all the time. We want to learn from the elite and have our own personal…