Jo-Ann Schofield | Mentor Rhode Island: The RI Mentoring Partnership Inc. CEO and president
We are all on this journey together. As social beings, the quality of our lives is a direct reflection of the quality of our relationships. When you think about how you got to where you are today, think about who mentored you along the way. There was someone who believed in you or encouraged you, and perhaps guided you back on your path when you strayed. I have often heard people say, “I pulled myself up by my bootstraps.” But what if you did not have any bootstraps?
Mentors are heroes. Mentoring makes a difference.
And it is easy to do. There are no special skills required to be a mentor and it is flexible to fit our hectic schedules. Whether you mentor a child or a colleague, it may be one of the most rewarding things you have ever done.
January is National Mentoring Month. Let’s resolve to mentor each other. Our community and our state will be better for it. You will be better, too. Because when you share your time and talent, your impact is profound.
In a world where we can be anything, be kind. Let’s mentor, Rhode Island!
