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“There’s always golden nuggets from everybody”

Vy Tran

09.07.23

Some mentors may not be a good fit for their mentees, but Vy Tran is still optimistic about these more challenging relationships. As she puts it, “there’s always golden nuggets from everybody.”

“There’s always golden nuggets from everybody”

Summary:

Some mentors may not be a good fit for their mentees, but Vy Tran is still optimistic about these more challenging relationships. As she puts it, “there’s always golden nuggets from everybody.”

Thuy

Are there any challenges in the mentor relationship that you’ve come across, and how can those be overcome?
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Vy Tran

Any challenges? Sometimes you just may disagree with the style. There’s going to be, not everybody has a style that you love, and so just taking the best. There’s always golden nuggets from everybody, right? You’re not going to always agree with everything they do or how they do it, but there’s certain nuggets. I say there are gold nuggets in everybody, and to be able to take those golden nuggets and apply them in the way that you feel will be successful for you.
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