Effective mentoring means being in it for the long haul. It means continuing to show up and pour into the mentee, even through the hard times, offense, and dry spells. It means doing whatever it takes to meet the needs of the mentee. Mentoring well means showing constant, sacrificial, self-less love for the mentee. But effective mentoring is also draining. Continually showing up like that can drain everything you have; especially when you don't feel like you're starting to see any fruit from your time with your mentee. That is why longevity in mentoring is important. It's how you can continue to press in when mentoring gets difficult. Coach and Athletic Director Lanny Williams joins John this week to talk about the mentors in his life, the lessons he's learned in mentoring about longevity, some stories of kids he's impacted reaching out years later to thank him, and how we, as mentors, can set ourselves up to be in it for the long haul.
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