As part of my mentoring, I check in on a regular basis with my mentee, who is first-year student this year. I get to hear the day-to-day at college, and she gets to have someone else to talk to who is familiar with that territory.
All of us benefit when we mentor: we learn something, we teach something, and we have the opportunity to share our experiences and what we've learned. Follow these five steps to pass on your knowledge to your mentee.
Five Ways to Mentor the Women of Color in your Life:
4) Schedule ongoing checkins where you provide a safe space to address concerns. A phone call or in-person visit is ideal: pencil your appointment into your calendar and stick to it every month.
3) Open up your contacts list and connect your mentee to a part-time job, an internship/externship, a summer job, or a "Day at Work" job shadow. Your mentee will experience the work world and can make some more informed decisions about career options.
2) Model appropriate behavior: you've cleared some paths of your own and have probably learned some great tools to achieve your success. Help your mentee understand how to navigate relationships and encourage her to excel in communicating, writing, critical thinking, relationship-building, and overcoming conflict.
1) Get clarity with your mentee about her goals. Goalsetting and keeping accountable to goals is a perfect way for you to influence your mentee: keep her on track during your ongoing checkins. If she needs it, find your mentee a personal recommendation or connection that will get her started.
Happy Mentoring!
Well my only advice for you guys is that Help your manatee understand how to navigate relationships and encourage her to excel in communicating, writing, critical thinking, relationship-building, and overcoming conflict.
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