Show Notes
When you're a solopreneur or running a right-sized business, hiring a mentor isn’t as simple as following someone else’s success story. In this episode of Strategic Storytelling, we unpack the reasons why traditional mentor models — often built for corporate careers or celebrity entrepreneurs — don’t work for most small business owners.
You’ll discover:
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Why their story may be inspiring... but useless to your business
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How to identify the right kind of support based on your business archetype
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Three powerful alternatives to traditional mentorship — including the idea of a "personal advisory board"
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How to use your own intuition as your most powerful decision-making tool
Before you invest in a high-ticket program or follow someone else’s path, tune in to rethink what "mentoring" really means for your stage of business.
RESOURCES AND MENTIONS:
Your Mess is Not Your Message: A Guide to Solopreneur Branding This book contains a detailed discussion of the archetypes discuss here. Free with Kindle Unlimited.
FREE: What is your archetype? Take this quiz...and then learn more about your archetype from my book. Intuition: A Guide For Career and Business. I wrote this quite a while ago and it's still good.
Podcast with Robert Middleton (an Educator). Podcast with Cindy Bidar (a Role Model). Podcast with Ellen Finkelstein (also a Role Model)
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