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Are you your brother’s keeper? In what ways are you helpful? What are your thoughts? Zig Ziglar said, “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” What are your thoughts, do you agree with Zig Ziglar’s quote?

We live in a culture that’s primarily survival of the fittest, where we are always competing with each other. But what if instead of competing we decided to create something that would benefit mankind? And what if instead of thinking me-me-me, we decided to lend a hand to someone in need?

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What if you are trying to master a subject, one of the ways in which you can test your newly acquired knowledge is to teach the information to others. In doing that you are helping others to help yourself and you are spreading knowledge in the process. Another way would be to mentor another person, who is on the same path as you, and it doesn’t have to be a formal mentoring relationship. You could explain to them what to expect, pitfalls, lessons learned and so on. What are other ways to be your brother’s keeper?

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Are you looking for a mentor? How about you mentor someone instead? You may be thinking that you are not mentor material, but you will do just fine. We all know things that others don’t.  To get the mentoring process started, think about the following questions.

1. What kind of people would you like to mentor?
2. What advice would you give to someone just starting out in the field?
3. What’s a typical day like for you?
4. What are some challenges that you face daily, and how do you resolve them?
5. What lessons did you learn from resolving the challenges?
6. What are five life lessons that you have learned so far that you can pass on to others?
7. What burning issues or ideas drive your life?
8. What legacy would you like to leave behind?
9. In what ways could you enhance the lives of future generation?
10. What value could you add to a mentoring relationship?

This is a great start for you to get going on a mentoring relationship, and keep in mind the traits of great mentors in yesterday’s post Great Ideas from the Mentor’s Spirit.

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