Mentoring Our Boys –

“The Thing-in-a-Box”
I began meeting monthly with a group of men and boys when my son was thirteen years old. To instill a sense of purpose for the group, I introduced the group’s plan with an illustration. I contrasted the same images from Anakin’s training into Jedi Knighthood with a medieval squire’s training to […]

Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Jeff Purkiss
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Promote Mentoring
During this month of January, National Mentor Month, we can start the year with a push to promote mentoring. We can talk it up among friends, family and coworkers. We can write about it on internet blogs like this one. We can call in to radio talk shows and talk it […]

Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Jeff Purkiss
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