To start your mentoring journey
1)
Define Your
Goals
Send a short description of your
Challenges / Goals in the contact form
Knowing your challenges and goals is key, so your mentor can give you the support that’s tailored to your real needs, which is the basis to accelerate your personal and professional development.
Key questions to ask yourself:
Self-reflection: Where am I in life right now? What is going well, what is not – and why?
Values & visions: What is really important to me? What do I want to achieve or experience in the long term?
Recognize blockages: What fears, doubts or behavioral patterns are holding me back?
Check my self-image: Who am I, and am I living in line with my beliefs and strengths?
2)
Select Relevant Mentor Experiences
Add a selection of Experiences from our Experience Sheet to your message which are of interest to you
Relevance: The experience selection ensures that the advice from your mentor is relevant, practical, and directly applicable – making the guidance more impactful and increasing your success.
3)
Add Bio / CV For Tailored Guidance
link a Bio / CV directly into your message
Background, skills, experiences: Linking a Bio or CV is no obligation, but will help because it gives a clear understanding of your background, skills, and experiences
Tailored guidance: A Bio / CV will help to tailor the guidance more effectively to your current situation and future goals.
What will happen next?
Free virtual meeting
A free virtual meeting is key to assess the interpersonal chemistry because a strong, comfortable connection builds trust, encourages open communication and ensures that both sides feel aligned and motivated to work together effectively.
What should you know on top?
Difference between Mentoring and Coaching
Mentoring and coaching are often confused, but they differ quite clearly in terms of goal, structure and relationship level.
In a nutshell:
Mentoring = “I’ll show you the path I’ve already taken”, experience-based, relationship-oriented.
Coaching = “help you to help yourself”, solution-oriented, structured.
Mentoring
Role:
The mentor passes on knowledge, shares experience, gives advice and is a role model.
Relationship:
Mentor is often more experienced in the same field (e.g. a senior in the same industry).
Focus:
Long-term personal and professional development.
Structure:
More informal, often without fixed goals – it’s about development, not just performance.
Timeframe:
Rather long-term and relationship-based.
Coaching
Role:
The coach asks many questions, helps with reflection, but rarely gives direct advice.
Relationship:
The coach is not necessarily an expert in the subject area of the person being coached, but rather a neutral companion.
Focus:
Goal-oriented, often on specific professional or personal development (e.g. leadership, communication, career).
Structure:
Often formal, with clear goals and progress measurement.
Timeframe:
Usually short to medium-term, e.g. a few weeks or months.
