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241. Earning the Right to be Heard // Mentoring Minute
You Can Mentor: A Christian Mentoring Podcast
English - July 04, 2024 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MB - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Education mentor mentoring kids hard places father fatherlessness christian faith-based non-profits disciples Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Earn the Right to Be Heard
You may have heard the saying “a kid doesn’t care what you know until they know that you care.” It is one of my favorite sayings because I think it is 100% accurate.
I have seen many mentors get rejected when they try to start the mentoring relationship with giving the mentee advice. Simply put, your mentee really doesn’t care what you know. Most are not impressed by your job title or college degree. They don’t want to hear about your financial planning strategy or how you became successful, at least not right off the bat.
We must earn the right to be heard.
Early on in my mentoring journey, one of my mentees named Jason wanted nothing to do with me. All I got from him were icy glares, one word answers, and sarcastic put downs. I would come home rejected and thinking that Jason hated me.
But it was just a test. You see, while I thought Jason didn’t like me, he was really sizing me up to see if he would allow me to be a part of his life. He wasn’t being mean; he was protecting himself. Jason didn’t open up until he knew that I was the real deal, and that took a lot of work.
Here are three ways that you can earn the right to be heard with your mentee.
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