Ever wonder why some people seem to attract amazing mentors who go above and beyond for them… while you’re stuck hoping your last “thank you” email was enough?

If you’re working hard to grow your leadership career, you already know you can’t do it alone—but most rising leaders quietly sabotage their mentoring relationships without even realizing it. You might be getting great advice, but if you’re not showing your mentors how you’re using it, or making them feel their time really mattered, you’re blending into the crowd. This episode shows you how to become the kind of mentee mentors love to invest in, so you can accelerate your growth, deepen your relationships, and build a reputation that opens doors long after the conversation ends.

In this episode, you’ll discover how to:

Turn your mentors’ advice into visible action so they see their time with you is genuinely worth it.

Use specific, personalized gratitude to strengthen trust, deepen connection, and stand out from every other mentee they work with.

Build a long-term reputation as a world-class mentee—the kind people talk about positively in rooms you’re not in, leading to more support, opportunities, and mentorship.

Hit play now to learn the four simple gratitude moves that will make your mentors excited to keep helping you and quietly fast-track your leadership career.

Check out:

01:55 — The “Secret Ingredient” Most Mentees Miss

04:18 — How to Give the Kind of Thank You That Actually Matters

06:41 — The Long-Game Strategy That Builds Your Reputation

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