At FindAMentor we encourage direct communication as much as possible.

Step 1: Identify a mentor or mentee by searching at FindAMentor.

Remember you can mastermind with other mentees and utilize peer mentoring to increase awareness, knowledge and experience. Read our masterminding page in the ‘What is a Mentor’ menu.

Step 2: Create a mastermind group and invite them to join.

Step 3: Ask them to forward a completed FindAMentor Mentor or Mentee verification questionnaire.

Step 4: Verify their references.

Step 5: Exchange email and phone numbers when comfortable.

Safety tip: Do not share your phone number or private details until you trust the other person. Prefer messaging on FindAMentor first, and meet in public if you meet in person.

Step 6: Make an appointment to contact them in some way and keep your agreement. If you can’t keep an agreement, re-negotiate before the appointment begins. Make sure you both have contact information.

The best way to communicate information is in direct one-on-one face-to-face meetings because Interpretations are most accurate.

Face-to-face meetings help because you can hear tone and see expressions, not only words. Research by Albert Mehrabian is often misquoted: his 7% / 38% / 55% findings apply to communicating feelings and attitudes when words and tone conflict — not to all communication. Still, for mentoring, meeting in person or by video/phone usually works better than text alone..

At FindAMentor direct contact is not always possible. We can still benefit with the sharing of information.

The 2nd  best way to connect with a mentor is over the phone.  You maintain the voice tone which helps with interpretation.

The third option is to communicate in emails or our mastermind groups that you create. Be very specific in your writing and share what you saw or heard that triggered thoughts, emotions and perceptions. Also share those thoughts, emotions and perceptions. Share your intentions, what you want and what you don’t want — both.