Even mentors need mentors

by Lisa on September 10, 2008

We all need an even better (or just outside-ourselves) example to learn from—a person who does what we do, who can cast an eye on our efforts and give some perspective. Wha? I mean, as one of my beloved clients sez ‘even an editor needs an editor’ or, put another way, even mentors need mentors. Masters of almost any craft or vocation will say that they have a master they in turn apprentice from.

Just finished the first session of this course (”Self-Promotion for Wimps”), which as anyone reading along here at Wild Keys knows, is welcome triage for my Achilles heel. Havi, Naomi, your sane, helpful voices are coming in loud and clear, and at the perfect time.

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1 chas 09.19.08 at 3:25 pm

and the reverse plunk is how much the mentors need their mentorees (word please?)…how impossible it is to move along your path if there is no one behind you to help out.

someone in front, someone behind, then it moves along fine.

2 Lisa 09.19.08 at 3:55 pm

Welcome to Wild Keys, Chas! I think this is a great point. We learn from the people we’re teaching as well as those who teach us.

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