Similarly, the raw materials of mentoring are humans—usually younger than you—who come in all shapes and sizes, literally and figuratively. Your job is to match-make your mentee and their calling.
It takes patience and persistence, but more than anything, it takes presence. In the same way you need presence to feel the click of equilibrium in the small rock on the big rock, you need presence to feel that click when your mentee is fully actualizing their potential in the bigger world. There’s a thoughtful awareness, a still-point in both a rock balancer and a mentor.
Mentors are often Modern Elders, which could be shortened to “mod-els.” We’re models for manifesting greatness, just by attuning to the rocks, to our students, and to ourselves.
Are you ready to stack a stone or two? Mentor a Millennial or three?