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by Robin Cox (Author), Michael Garringer (Foreword by)
MENTOR: Strategies to Inspire Young People provides over one thousand proven strategies and tips to encourage anyone working alongside young people to positively connect with them and guide them to reach their unique potential--to achieve greatness--in a meaningful, developmental relationship. This user-friendly book promotes the "spirit of mentoring" among family, friends, schools, and communities. It awakens that spirit within the lives of all who guide and inspire young people and appreciate the value and importance of face-to-face relationships. Robin Cox shares true stories of his and other mentors' interactions with young people from a variety of cultures and ethnicities to give credibility to the strategies and tips mentioned in the book. The challenges facing our young people in a post-pandemic world are discussed and practical solutions are offered. Anyone working with young people will feel equipped, enabled, and further empowered to take on a formal or informal mentoring role and will have an inspirational resource to consult in the years ahead.
Author Biography
Robin Cox was a school principal of two co-educational schools in southern Africa, sports coach to national under-nineteen level, and developer of youth mentoring programs in New Zealand and Australia. He has written books about teacher-mentors, youth mentoring, peer mentoring, and encouraging youth to fulfill their potential. He has trained over a thousand volunteer adult mentors; run education and spirit of mentoring workshops in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and Jamaica; and personally mentored over a thousand adolescents and many adults. A cancer survivor, Robin is married with two adult children and two delightful grandchildren and lives in New Zealand.
