A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring

RUSSELL RULES Rule One: Learning should be a daily experience and a lifetime mission. Michelangelo said, “I have offended God and mankind because my work didn’t reach the quality it should have.” I always believed if Michelangelo felt that way, then I would always strive for the best because anything else would not be enough. Rule Two: Craftsmanshi

What I’m talking about is outside support and input—support from people who can be objective, who don’t have a vested interest in outcomes, other than their care for the leader and his personal and professional growth.

Being a really good listener is one of the most key things. When I sit around listening to the Elders talk in meetings, I realize they’ve become Elders because they spent their lifetimes listening and absorbing and then only speaking by choosing their words carefully. Another key thing is loving people—a genuine love of everybody, and looking for t

RUSSELL RULES Rule One: Make sure your ears are open enough not only to catch what is said, but to pick up the intention of the speaker. Rule Two: Make sure you know your own intention as a listener. Are you hearing, or are you listening? Rule Three: This is the most important of the rules: Combine these very different intentions that you pick up f