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mentoring
System: Positive Force: Mentoring: SP Recommendations

Keep in Mind...
...Mentoring happens every day. It doesn't have to be an adult/kid relationship - people of all ages need mentors - or between a professional superior and rookie. Mentoring happens informally whenever we help someone else learn, understand or achieve his/her potential. Whether it's setting the direction for their career, or just learning how to play baseball.

...When you teach someone else, you learn just as much.

...Formal Mentoring programs can be community-based, in which the mentoring activity and place are up to the mentor and protégée. Or they can be site-based, where activities occur at a designated site and/or are supervised and monitored, such as at the YMCA, at work, or at youth shelters. Be very honest with yourself about how much time you can devote to this activity.


Goal Menu
(For a well-rounded Mentoring program, try to choose at least one item from each category)

OPPORTUNITIES TO BE A MENTOR

Prime the pump. Put aside unimportant things and make time when asked for help.
Spend time teaching someone how to do something at home or work.
Tutor a student at a local school.

OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND A MENTOR

Read about someone you admire.
Go to a neighborhood or professional meeting, attend a speech, take a class, or take part in some other event that gives you a chance to meet people that you can learn from.

EFFECTIVE MENTORING TECHNIQUES

Find some time to sit and listen
Share your interests and hobbies by talking about them or through an activity.
Keep a shared journal.
Use the SparkPeople System with your protegee.
Review and talk about goals together.
Set up some face-to-face time.

DEVELOPING MENTOR-LIKE QUALITIES

Practice patience with everyone you meet.
Seek to learn something new.
Practice active listening skills.
Don't be judgmental of others.
Stay positive. Judge your efforts by your actions, not someone else's reactions.
Accept help and criticism graciously and gratefully.

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