What do you prefer or what helps in your personal and professional growth? Both mentorship and coaching are beneficial to a person based on their goals. A mentor can guide, motivate, be the driving factor, be a role model, may help with setting goals, exploring careers, developing connects, offer resources etc. A coach is someone who is tasked at improving your performance in a particular subject to achieve an end goal.
The holistic approach of mentor helps not just in career development of a mentee but also in the overall development of the person. Many factors contributes to the success of a person in life. You may need the help of a coach more than a mentor at times when you want to achieve a target score or result in a certain field/area which requires certain expertise. It is important to know when to follow your coach and listen to a mentor.
A coach can also be your mentor and vice-versa. In many cases mentorship is seen as long term affair where both the parties involved may end up being good friends. A mentor is someone who can help you navigate through your success and failures. There is no substitute for experience and this comes with practice when you learn to grow from experiences of other people. Here's our wish to you to find a good mentor and coach in life to help you accelerate on the steps of success ladder!
