More than giving directions, a mentor is supposed to provide the so-called pieces of supportive advice, which will enable the mentee to make up her or his mind, based on their own beliefs.

A mentor's real purpose

Mentoring has as ultimate goal the fact of making the mentee feel more self-confident and aware that he or she can achieve whatever planned. In order for this to happen, it is the mentor's duty to lead the mentee to the right questions, but not to the answers themselves.

Empowering your mentee

Mentoring is, in no way, a synonym for motherhood. Therefore, if you are a mentor, bear in mind that your mentees are not your children. You will do a great favor both to yourself and to them, by making sure that they behave responsibly and know their part.

Mentoring is no motherhood related

If you decide on becoming a mentor, you might want to consider choosing a mentee who shares your interests. It will make everyone's life easier. Moreover, you will also be able to provide more useful pieces of information, that is to say, to fulfill your duty as mentor.

Find a matching mentee

When you are a mentor, you do your best to help your mentee to fulfill his or her goal. However, sometimes you can not provide the other with everything that is necessary or maybe you two just do not match as working partners. And this is when a line has to be drawn and the truth has to be spoken so people can make the right decision.

Draw the line when the time comes

Being a mentor means, above all, having a feeling of accomplishment when your mentee has reached the desired goal. Moreover, having succeeded to establish a great relationship throughout the working sessions can only lead to more joy.

The joy of being a mentor

Mentoring requires having a clear idea of how the sessions themselves are to happen. Make sure that from the very beginning you communicate to your mentee exactly how all is going to take place: how often, where, how, etc. Get to know the other and use all the means you dispose of in order to help him or her reach the desired goal.

Building effective mentoring relationships 

I'm quite sure I never heard the word "mentor" while growing up in the fifties in small-town Georgia, but luckily, Mrs. Reid, my eighth-grade English teacher, was the mentor who changed the direction of my life. I've likewise taken my responsibility to mentor other women - and a few men - quite seriously.

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