Mentor Week
Mar 15, 2010 Print This Post
A few years ago, I blogged about people who had mentored me that year (with or without realizing it). It was a good exercise for me for two reasons.
1. It helped me be thankful for people God has placed in my life each season.
People come in and out of our lives. When we meet someone new, we are often excited about the new friendship, influence, etc. It’s a cool season. But then sometimes they leave our lives. We tend to think of this as a bad thing, but it really can be a good thing. We all have a limited amount of bandwidth. Time to invest in relationships, time to read and study, time to interact with others is limited. When a person (for whatever reason…be it intentional or not) leaves our lives, it creates space.
That space can be filled with others.
Often that void can be filled with new voices that are significant for the new season of life we are in. In that sense, our mentors change constantly and that is a good thing.
2. It reminded me to pour my life into others.
Sometimes I delude myself into thinking I’m too busy to invest my life in other people.
When I think about the people who have poured into my life, it reminds me of the importance of doing the same thing. And when I think of those who have influenced me, it reminds me that each type of mentorship is different. I can mentor tons of people simply by blogging and offering resources online. I can invest in a fair amount of people with quick phone calls / email conversations and I can invest in a select few with regular personal time.
I need to make sure mentoring stays a part of my life.
So I’ve decided to do it again and this time, I’m going to dedicate a week worth of posts to these mentors.
Before I get started, quick question for you: who are your mentors?
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