The Mentoring Manual Quotes

“The primary abilities that directly support successful mentoring relationships are:

Connect through effective listening. Build a relationship of engagement and trust.
Maintain an effective focus.
Help overcome false limits, roadblocks or barriers to progress.
Help someone grow.

You might be aware of other tendencies that support effective mentors, such as maintaining a positive outlook, or to regard everyone as having potential. I view these as secondary to the list above, as they are more general abilities.”
― Julie Starr, The Mentoring Manual

“Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.”
― Julie Starr, The Mentoring Manual: Your step by step guide to being a better mentor

“Accepting and embracing something does not mean that we don’t try to change things, just that we don’t waste emotional energy resisting ‘what is’. This then frees up our energy to focus on a more resourceful response.”
― Julie Starr, The Mentoring Manual: Your step by step guide to being a better mentor

“Again, as we reduce resistance, we increase acceptance, which helps us stay constructive.”
― Julie Starr, The Mentoring Manual

“The mentor is engaged in the potential of the mentee to progress and be successful, and will often feel a sense of benevolence towards them. However, the mentor’s role must remain unattached to a specific agenda or results, as ultimate responsibility for learning, progress and outcomes rests with the mentee.”
― Julie Starr, The Mentoring Manual: Your step by step guide to being a better mentor