Mentoring

Mentoring is a mutually beneficial relationship which involves more experienced people (mentors) helping less experienced pople (mentees) to achieve their goals. It is a structured and trustworthy relationship aimed at developing the self-confidence character and competence of the mentee through support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement and constructive example.

Examples of mentoring relationships cover business, education and community:

Conscious Life Skills Coaching can help

Some of the available Internet resources we’ll use include

·	Women executives assist other women to break the "glass ceiling"
·	Professional associations offer structured mentoring programmes for new graduates
·	Senior citizens demonstrate hobbies and talk about change in lifestyles to school students
·	Older students help younger students cope with peer pressure
·	People managing life challenges, especially serious illnesses, provide support and wisdom to others
·	Worplace colleagues take new employees 'under their wings'

·	mentor your personal growth as you focus on career and business development
·	expand your skills and confidence in becoming a mentor
·	design and jump-start a mentoring program as a proposal to put before your employer

·	comprehensive websites offering information, toolbox kits and current newsletters on all aspects of mentoring - e.g. The Mentor Directory
·	practical tips and techniques for structuring a mentoring programme for individuals and groups - e.g. Books by Ann Rolfe
·	Flagging self-help resources to support your future mentoring endeavours - e.g. Articles from the Mentoring Group