Mentoring can take many forms and shapes. Here, two females born into very different worlds decades apart show the power of learning from one another.

Miranda is 7 ¾ and Stephanie is 84 ¾. This mentoring conversation might seem as likely as Depeche Mode singing about building a set of Ikea book shelves but these two females both learn from each other.

Mentoring is having someone in your corner to help you develop personally and professionally. Here are three tips to keep in mind.

1) Careful with the steering: learning is a process of trial and error. Be gentle with yourself as a mentee.
2) Get your go to place ready: when your head is full and you need a break this will provide you with the space to do that.
3) Find your sanctuary person: find a person who gives you unconditional support to help you through the tough stuff.

Great questions to develop rapport, the Dalai Lama telling it like it is and the mighty power of a handwritten card.

Right up there with the fear most people have for public speaking is walking into a room full of strangers and talking to folk you’ve never met in your life. You know the deal. Your boss is keen that you network at that event, get the word out about a new product and come back with a host of leads.

Here are real, practical ways to successfully network and be a good asset to others in your network.