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- I think the most important thing

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a mentor has to give is time.

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So the challenge for all of us

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is to carve out that time,

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but we really have to
start with the mentoring

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and start with giving time to the folks

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that are gonna follow us and making sure

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that they understand our core values,

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make sure they understand
our lessons learned.

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I think another important
trait of a mentor

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is to be honest and to
not only provide the

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positive things that you've
done and the great things,

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but also to open up and share
some mistakes that you've made

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and some things that you've
learned along the way

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on the bad side as well.

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Joan Gorentz one of his favorite phrases

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was yes if mentality and
so instead of starting

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with a no, start with a yes

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and then figure out what
it takes to get there.

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I think that as an airmen
that comes natural to us,

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we're always looking
to get the mission done

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but when you frame it with a yes if

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instead of a no but mentality,

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it really starts you off on the right foot

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and even if it's something
you can't get to right away,

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it establishes the limfacs
and helps you focus

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on really the obstacles
that you need to address.

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One of the biggest things I think

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is for somebody that's
seeking to be mentored,

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is to seek diversity,

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I think we have to have
diversity of thought

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and we have to seek out people that think

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differently than we do.

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Maybe that's a different background,

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maybe that's a different culture,

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maybe that's a different career field,

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but by seeking that diversity

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we become better mentees
and better mentors.

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Mentoring is probably the
most important thing we do.

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A lot of the operations and
programs that we work today

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may or may not be around next week

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or next year or next decade

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but the folks that we
mentor will be around

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for generations to come.