Almost certainly you can also name a person who impacted your life in a similar way.  Perhaps it was a teacher, a grandparent, or a coach.  Someone, other than a parent, who saw you for who you were, and believed in you.  The  power of mentorship is enormous.

I am often asked why I spend as much as time as I do working with Boy Scouts, or mentoring students in the Earn & Learn program in area high schools.  This is why:  I believe it is our young people who will eventually solve many of the worlds problems, and that these issues will only be solved by a higher level on consciousness.  Mentorship is an essential element of human growth and has been around as long as we have. 

A great program in our area is The Mentoring Partnership of Long Island.  If you are serious about mentoring, check out their organization and "The Mentoring Matters Conference" at LIU-CW Post next March.  I have been to two of these conferences and found them invaluable.  More information is available at www.mentorkids.org.

"Oh the possibilities!"