Introduction
Recently I had attended an event that talks about "Mentoring in Tech Space" by SG Innovate. It was a great event that the...
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Good stuff. Having some solid mentors is something I really lacked early in my career. I think not having mentors (even informally) can actually lead to having some really poor attitudes too!
Being able to have someone to correct you or just demonstrate how to be mature about people, conflicts, etc. is huge.
I love your point about a soundboard. Once I had people to have some in-depth convos about stuff (who also challenged me on my ideas) I really started to understand how tech is rarely about the "right" choice but the "best" choice in the given context.
Yes having a mentor can help immensely as especially they challenge you to test your reality or assumptions in the career of choice or the work you do.
I remember my mentor had me focus on building a board of advisors or mastermind popularize by Napolean Hill to throw them ideas and have them be your a devil's advocate before attempting anything.
Loved this post, thanks for sharing your experience and great resources :)
Thanks for the complements, love your articles as well.