6. The Basics of Mentoring, Effective Rhythms to Establish with Your Mentee, and Better Questions to Build Your Relationship

Episode: 6

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WELCOME

You Can Mentor is a podcast about the power of building relationships. Every episode will help you overcome common mentoring obstacles and give you the confidence you need to invest in the lives of others.

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SHOW NOTES

Phrases to say to your mentee often:

• “I really like being around you.”
• “Thanks for letting me hang out with you.”
• “I’ve been looking forward to seeing you.”
• “You matter to me.”
• “You’re important.”

Praying for your mentee:

• Doesn’t have to be anything fancy.
• Thank Jesus for your relationship.
• Thank Jesus for loving us no matter what.
• Thank Jesus for always being there for us.

Remember to:

• Pray before you meet up with them. Ask the Lord to bless your time!
• Focus on the positive. Build them up!
• Come to connect, not correct.
• Ask open ended questions

Questions to ask:

• What made you smile today?
• What was the funniest thing that happened today?
• On a scale from 1-5, how would you rate today?
• What is something you learned today?
• What are you looking forward to?Keep the conversation going by asking:
  • Tell me more about that?
  • Ask 'Why' questions
    • Why did that make you laugh?
    • Why did that make you smile?
• That’s happened to me, let me tell you about it...
• Ask about family members.
• Ask about their weekend.
• Ask about their friends.