Mentoring Ideas: Keys to becoming a successful mentor

1. 10 Characteristics of Successful Mentors Keys to becoming a successful mentor

3. Don’t try to be an authority figure

4. Don’t preach about values

6. Center initial goals on the relationship itself

7. Emphasize friendship over performanceFor more ideas, visit Mentoring Youth

9. Informal activities lay the foundation for formal ones

11. Listen more than you talk

12. Question more than you PreachFor more ideas, visit Mentoring Youth

15. Be sensitive and responsive to cues

16. Let them know that can confide in you without you becoming judgmentalFor more ideas, visit Mentoring Youth

19. Reassure the protégé that you are there for them

20. Advice should not be dispensed but mutually discovered

21. If you have to convey concern or displeasure, do it with caring and understanding

22. Sound like a friend not a parent… youth easily discern the differenceFor more ideas, visit Mentoring Youth

24. Keep your focus on the youth

25. You are not there to bring about the parents wishes, but to help the youth discover their potential

27. Don’t expect adult to adult relationshipsFor more ideas, visit Mentoring Youth