02/19/2022
A mentor’s push leads to a stretch, which creates a moment of self-insight.
Moments of insight deliver realizations and transformations. They need not be serendipitous. To deliver moments of insight for others, we can lead them to “trip over the truth,” which means sparking a realization that packs an emotional wallop.
To produce moments of self-insight, we need to stretch: placing ourselves in new situations that expose us to the risk of failure.
Mentors can help us stretch further than we thought we could, and in the process, they can spark defining moments.
The formula for mentorship that leads to self-insight:
High standards + assurance + direction + support.
Expecting our mentees to stretch requires us to overcome our natural instinct to protect the people we care about from risk. To insulate them.
The promise of stretching is not success, it’s learning.
Mentor and be mentored, game changer.
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