Rules For Becoming A Master
A
“Master Adviser” is 1. a Master, and 2 an adviser.
The
first capacity is much more important than the second one.
A
master is an expert professional.
A
professional is the one who does what needs to be done in the way it is needed
to be done.
An
expert can explain – why it needs to be done and why in that specific way.
My
mentors taught me that there are only two rules for becoming a master:
1.
learn from the masters;
2.
never stop pushing yourself.
I’ve been following these
two “simple” rules to the best of my abilities. There is at least one
professional area where 1. I succeed and
2. I have a proof of that success , i.e. teaching physics.
As
an expert I write my
reflection on the matters of education (the basis of my consulting offerings).
As
a professional I design my practice in accordance to the highest level of
accountability.
A
“Master Adviser” is not much different from a “Master Mentor” or a “Master
Teacher”.
The
first rule of all those “Master Communicators With People Who Learn” is – be honest.
Be
honest, be authentic, be yourself, be open is the most important pre-requisite
for establishing any human communication. Without that rapport, everything else
will become a fake effort to mimic the work (to get a checkmark on your annual
report).
Other
rules of good advising are:
Have
the interests of your advisee at your hart.
Have
the long-term interests of your advisee above the short-term goals.
Think
and tell what would you do if you were in their shoes.
Don’t
wait, engage.
Listen
first, talk second.
Understand
but not judge.
Be
firm but fair.
Help
to walk but not carry on your shoulders.
In
terms of a specific field of advising: an adviser needs to know formal pathways
from which an advisee should be choosing (e.g. a college or university level
requires the knowledge of specific programs, etc.).
These rules lay the groundwork for practitioners
to actively practice the trade of advising.
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