About WhoMentoredYou.Org
WhoMentoredYou.org features inspirational stories of valuable mentorship in action. We also like to share links to other websites that highlight mentoring stories. Check out the links below to other great sites about mentors.
About the Harvard Mentoring Project
Growing up, were there people in your life who encouraged you, showed you the ropes, and helped you become the person you are today? Think about family members, a teacher or coach, a neighbor, a boss, a family friend; those people were mentors to you.
Most successful people say they had mentors along the way who guided and encouraged them. The Harvard Mentoring Project interviewed prominent people from various fields about their mentors. Maya Angelou cites a grade school teacher who sparked her love of poetry; Quincy Jones points to the powerful influence of musician Ray Charles; and Sting credits a teacher whose energy inspired a lifelong passion for learning. Other participants include President Bill Clinton, Clint Eastwood, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Tom Brokaw.
Watch or read the stories about mentors in their lives, and learn about famous mentor-mentee pairs.
So, who mentored you? Think about individuals in your own life who offered you encouragement, shared their experiences and knowledge, and sometimes just listened when you needed to talk. Do they know what a lasting difference they made? Find out how you can thank them.
Who Mentored You? Thank Them, and Pass it On… Mentor a Child!
About Mentoring.Org
Potential is equally distributed; opportunity is not. MENTOR aims to drive equity and close the mentoring gap through quality mentoring relationships for young people. We activate a diverse cross-sector movement that prioritizes relationships and fuels opportunity for young people everywhere they are — from schools to workplaces, and beyond.