What Can Help Your Role?

Some skill sets to think about…

• Art of listening
• Art of building trust
• Art of capturing the journey ( through narrative and story-telling)
• Art of asking – are we on track..is this working for you?
• Art of adapting a youth centred approach
• Art of asking for support (to other mentors, Club staff, Education manager)
• Art of having humor and abundant optimism
• Art of “letting loose” and being human

Things to consider?

• Have fun!
• Expect excellence (not perfection)…
• Affirm, affirm, affirm..encourage..encourage
• Be a role model, teacher, coach and learner
• Stimulate growth through challenges..we all learn and make mistakes
• Nurture creativity

Adapted from Alberta Mentoring Network
Accessed from: http://albertamentors.ca/ Strength Based Mentoring : A Practice Guide for Mentors