{"id":1129,"date":"2023-07-19T09:12:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:35:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:35:36","slug":"musings-on-mentorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Musings on Mentorship"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

By Amy Thimm, BSN’91, RN<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentorship is something I\u2019ve always believed in. From college on, we were told to find a mentor and develop a relationship, and I\u2019ve always done that. Even without a formal mentor, you can still find one silently. A silent mentor is someone who may not know that they are mentoring you, but you are watching and learning from them. Seeing how they conduct a meeting, how they greet people, or how they answer the phone. You are learning from their professional skills and are growing in your own.\u00a0I have had people come up to me and say, \u201cYou don\u2019t know this, but I\u2019ve watched you for a long time.\u201d It turned out that I was a silent mentor to them, and they had the confidence to tell me.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advice to Mentors and Mentees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

My advice for mentors is to be present. Be available when your mentee needs you for a phone call. It\u2019s like raising your own child; you are building a relationship and it takes time to grow someone. When speaking to your mentee, speak with integrity and build trust that your conversations will stay between the two of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for a mentor, find someone that you look up to and trust. Personally, I have always believed in mentorship because sometimes it\u2019s impossible to do things on your own. When you come across barriers, obstacles and naysayers, you\u2019ll remember that you have a mentor to confide in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Become or Find a Mentor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a UNMC alumnus or student, you can become or find a mentor in our online community UNMC Alumni Connections<\/a><\/em>. Whether you’re looking for a long-term connection or would just like to have one-time meetings, check out the community to make personal and professional connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Amy Thimm, BSN’91, RN Mentorship is something I\u2019ve always believed in. From college on, we were told to find a mentor and develop a relationship, and I\u2019ve always done that. Even without a formal mentor, you can still find one silently. A silent mentor is someone who may not know that they are mentoring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1160,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mentorship","category-professional-development"],"yoast_head":"\nMusings on Mentorship - Alumni Association - Connections Project<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UNMC nursing alum, Amy Thimm, shares her thoughts on mentorship, including its benefits and advice for mentors and mentees.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Musings on Mentorship - Alumni Association - Connections Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UNMC nursing alum, Amy Thimm, shares her thoughts on mentorship, including its benefits and advice for mentors and mentees.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Alumni Association - Connections Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-19T14:12:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-04T16:35:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2-1024x1024.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hohenstein, Laura J\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hohenstein, Laura J\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hohenstein, Laura J\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#\/schema\/person\/4ac75dee0c754b599e68e725ae55f2fb\"},\"headline\":\"Musings on Mentorship\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-19T14:12:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-04T16:35:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/\"},\"wordCount\":309,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2-1024x1024.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Mentorship\",\"Professional Development\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/\",\"name\":\"Musings on Mentorship - Alumni Association - Connections Project\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2-1024x1024.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-19T14:12:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-04T16:35:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#\/schema\/person\/4ac75dee0c754b599e68e725ae55f2fb\"},\"description\":\"UNMC nursing alum, Amy Thimm, shares her thoughts on mentorship, including its benefits and advice for mentors and mentees.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Musings on Mentorship\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/\",\"name\":\"Alumni Association - Connections Project\",\"description\":\"UNMC\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#\/schema\/person\/4ac75dee0c754b599e68e725ae55f2fb\",\"name\":\"Hohenstein, Laura J\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76cb3828776511675f0b9982dd3cdf932fa1540ab82002bc3085342c69dabffc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76cb3828776511675f0b9982dd3cdf932fa1540ab82002bc3085342c69dabffc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76cb3828776511675f0b9982dd3cdf932fa1540ab82002bc3085342c69dabffc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hohenstein, Laura J\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/author\/884d79963bd8bc0ae9b13a1aa71add73\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Musings on Mentorship - Alumni Association - Connections Project","description":"UNMC nursing alum, Amy Thimm, shares her thoughts on mentorship, including its benefits and advice for mentors and mentees.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Musings on Mentorship - Alumni Association - Connections Project","og_description":"UNMC nursing alum, Amy Thimm, shares her thoughts on mentorship, including its benefits and advice for mentors and mentees.","og_url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/","og_site_name":"Alumni Association - Connections Project","article_published_time":"2023-07-19T14:12:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-10-04T16:35:36+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2-1024x1024.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Hohenstein, Laura J","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hohenstein, Laura J","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/"},"author":{"name":"Hohenstein, Laura J","@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#\/schema\/person\/4ac75dee0c754b599e68e725ae55f2fb"},"headline":"Musings on Mentorship","datePublished":"2023-07-19T14:12:08+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-04T16:35:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/"},"wordCount":309,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2-1024x1024.png","articleSection":["Mentorship","Professional Development"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/","name":"Musings on Mentorship - Alumni Association - Connections Project","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2-1024x1024.png","datePublished":"2023-07-19T14:12:08+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-04T16:35:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#\/schema\/person\/4ac75dee0c754b599e68e725ae55f2fb"},"description":"UNMC nursing alum, Amy Thimm, shares her thoughts on mentorship, including its benefits and advice for mentors and mentees.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/07\/Amy-Thimm-Quote-Graphic-2.png","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/musings-on-mentorship\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Musings on Mentorship"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/","name":"Alumni Association - Connections Project","description":"UNMC","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/#\/schema\/person\/4ac75dee0c754b599e68e725ae55f2fb","name":"Hohenstein, Laura J","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76cb3828776511675f0b9982dd3cdf932fa1540ab82002bc3085342c69dabffc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76cb3828776511675f0b9982dd3cdf932fa1540ab82002bc3085342c69dabffc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76cb3828776511675f0b9982dd3cdf932fa1540ab82002bc3085342c69dabffc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hohenstein, Laura J"},"url":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/author\/884d79963bd8bc0ae9b13a1aa71add73\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1129"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1138,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129\/revisions\/1138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}