Mike has had some great responses to his question on his blog which you can read here
The best one is number 10 : )
Having read through the suggestions people have made, I still think that the key thing is to make sure that you very clearly understand, in your own words, what it is that you are going to ask a mentor or coach to help you with.
I think it is easy to pass over this point, in the excitement of finding and discussing your business with other interested parties. It can also be tempting to wait to let someone else who has already been in your position to simply ' tell you the answer" if there is such a thing.
I don't think this helps you - certainly not in the longer term. You want someone who has experience in your area for sure, but more than anything else, you want someone who believes in you. Sufficiently to keep you on the straight and narrow. Sufficiently to put up with your objections, excuses or other reasons why you don' t think their advice is sound, the first time you hear it...but then later, the penny drops, and it does make sense.
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