CHAPTER 5LAYING THE FOUNDATION
“Good beginnings promise a good end.”
—English proverb
Start Strong, Finish Strong
Every sensible person wants to finish strong. In the context of mentoring relationships, it means having a relationship that is highly productive and possibly long term. How can mentors improve their chances of achieving this end result?
Conventional wisdom suggests that if you want to finish strong, you’ve got to start strong. For example, the ancient Greek philosopher Plato asserts that “[the] beginning is the most important part of the work,” and an old English proverb teaches us that “a good beginning makes a good ending.” Even moderns such as Stephen Covey recommend something similar—“Begin with the end in mind.”
The anecdotal ...
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