Thestoryographist.com and shawnkunkler.com present: Soloprenuer180, Episode 8, mentor program.

As a solopreneur, you have sole of control over your business. You make all the decisions, whether they're creative, financial, or as simple as who's catering the corporate retreat ( sushi, anyone 😀), but what do you do when you need to bounce ideas off someone? Some suggest a solopreneur find a mentor. It's understandable—after all, it's good advice; having a mentor relationship is often a dream come true. But how does one go about finding a mentor program or an individual who is willing to be their Jedi master?

In this week's episode, San Francisco Real Estate Agent, Shawn Kunkler and The Storyographist discuss how a mentor can impact a solopreneur, whether just starting out or in business for years. As both mentors and mentees, they explain how to approach an individual and develop a mentor style relationship by asking the right questions at the correct times.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Mentors aren't always wearing a name tag (how to find a mentor in an unlikely place)
• Start your mentorship as a relationship
• How mentors are like industry Jedis 
• Why bad questions get bad answers
• Don't expect a mentor to appear; nurture your valuable relationships

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The E-Myth Revisited
• The Artist's Way

You can connect with Shawn and The Storyographist on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @solopreneur180. We'd love to connect with you.

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