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How mentoring relationships navigate power dynamic shifts

My mentor and I have been working together for three years and he still gives me advice like I'm the person I was when we started and I've grown a lot but I don't know how to tell him that some of his guidance doesn't fit my situation anymore without seeming ungrateful.

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You've grown a lot, but your mentor still treats you like the person you used to be.

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