Mentor Me! The Complete Guide for Women Who Want to Mentor Girls
The Mentor Me! book is technically about 30 years in the making, since I've been working with and volunteering with young people for about that long. But, the last 10 years have been the biggest influence and inspiration for the book. Chelsea came into my life in 2001 when she was 11-1/2 years old, as my mentee in a community-based mentoring program in metro Detroit. We have been meeting or talking ever since! Back in 2000, I was working with a life coach - Sergio Baroni - and he suggested one day that I should write a little 'book of wisdom' for girls. Then a little later, my friend Dawn Wolfe (a fine wordsmith) supported the idea, but adding her own idea. "A little book of wisdom for girls is a good idea, but a story about you and Chelsea would be great!" So I began writing. First was an ebook called MENTORrific Women! Taking a Girl Under Your Wing. It was long on words and short on editing. Not a bad effort, but it needed some polish and re-shuffling. Three years later I decided a print book was the way to go and started working with Laura Bramly, my book editor. The result is the Mentor Me! book. It's so cool to hold it in my hands! Chelsea and I are very proud to be sharing it with you. Go out and be a mentor!