One that I particularly like and use when speaking on this topic is from John Maxwell. In his book, Developing The Leader Within You, Maxwell said: “All of the certificates of recognition we receive in life will fade. The monuments we build will crumble. The trophies will corrode. But what we do for others will make a lasting impact on our world. True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation, teaching them the value and the method of developing the next group of leaders.”
There is a lot of truth in that quote, and wonderful insight can be found in many other quotes. Several years ago I met Rey Carr of Spirit Mentor. Rey has compiled a significant collection of quotes over the years and has recently made a curated 22-page e-booklet available at: http://goo.gl/bhPX8k
He’s used quotes like these when conducting training sessions and suggests that if you find value in the booklet he’s made available, that you please consider making a donation to Wounded Warriors Canada, a peer mentoring service for veterans, first responders and their families. Donations can be made at: https://woundedwarriors.ca/
Now, from various other sources, here are a few more quotes related to Mentoring that we really like:
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” — Steven Spielberg
"The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting." ― Plutarch
“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” ― Plato
"We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout." ― Epictetus
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