Connection
Mentoring Others
What you've learned was meant to be passed on.
At some point in your journey, you've gathered enough experience and wisdom that you have something valuable to give. Mentoring isn't about being perfect or having it all figured out. It's about being a few steps ahead and reaching back to help someone else along the path. Someone invested in you, whether you realize it or not. Now it's your turn.
Mentoring benefits both parties. The one being mentored gains wisdom and guidance. The mentor clarifies his own thinking, stays accountable, and leaves a legacy.
What Mentoring Involves
Sharing experience: What you've learned from success and failure.
Providing perspective: Seeing what they can't see from where they stand.
Asking questions: Helping them think, not just telling them answers.
Speaking truth: Honest feedback that others might not give them.
Being available: Showing up consistently over time.
You don't have to be an expert to mentor someone. You just need to be further along than they are. The difference between you and someone younger isn't perfection. It's experience. And that experience has value.
Who to Mentor
- Young men who remind you of yourself at that age
- Someone who's asked for help or guidance
- Someone with potential who lacks direction
- Anyone God puts in your path who needs what you have
Practical Approaches
Mentoring doesn't require a formal program. It can be as simple as regular coffee meetings, shared activities, or being available for questions. What matters is consistency and genuine investment. Life-on-life, over time, is how wisdom transfers.
Your Action Steps
This week: Consider: Who might benefit from what you've learned?
This month: Reach out to someone younger and start building a relationship.
This quarter: Establish a regular rhythm of connection with someone you're investing in.