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Featured Image A couple of years ago I asked folks to send me stories of the “everyday sages” who had influenced them deeply. I bet I asked 50,000 people through flyers, e-mails and announcements. Yet in the end, I only received six usable stories. There were lots of quips and quotes, but only six people articulated the powerful impact that a wise mentor had on their lives. At first I chalked that up to the usual suspects: “Don’t have time,” “Don’t know how to get it on paper” and “It slipped my mind.” Read more >>

 

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Product Name CollegePlus! student Josh Hottenstein shares how mentoring has blessed his life.

By Lydia Rule

What is it like to have a mentor? Is it having someone to criticize your every action? An extra parent to boss you around? For those who are panicking: keep reading! According to Josh Hottenstein, a CollegePlus! business student, a mentor is like having a close advisor whom you can trust. Someone with life experience who can point another person in the right direction...Read more >>

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Worldview - Title goes here Mentoring for Success

Jesus is the perfect example of an incredible mentor. He walked with His disciples but did not carry them. He encouraged them but did not coddle them. He challenged them but did not dictate to them. He counseled them but did not criticize them. The outcome was phenomenal. Eleven out of twelve rough, uneducated Galileans were turned into some of the most effective evangelists the world has ever known...Read more >>

     
 
Quick Facts About Mentoring

• What is mentoring?
• Where did mentoring originate?
67% of executives say they’ve had at least one mentor in their career.
•Who was Mentor?
• What did mentoring look like in medieval times?
• People who have been mentored say they’re more satisfied with their career than those never mentored.

 

 

CollegePlus! “The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.”

~ C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)