Some Questions To Consider

1. Think about yourself when you were the same age as your mentee. Was there

an adult (other than a parent) whom you especially enjoyed spending time with?

What were the qualities of that person that made him or her special to you?

2. What are three or four qualities you have that are going to help you be a great

mentor?

3. Are there any tendencies you have that could potentially make it more difficult for

you to develop a strong friendship with your mentee? (For example, do you like

to talk a lot more than you like to listen?) What will you do to overcome those

tendencies?

4. Think about the moment when you are going to meet your mentee for the first

time. How do you think she or he will feel? What do you imagine she or he will be

thinking?

5. Imagine you have just told an acquaintance that you have become a mentor. That

person says to you, “What is a mentor?” What would you say? How would you