The rewarding role of mentor helps others unlock their full potential 

Mentoring a youngster from a disadvantaged background, David Robinson made a tiny but real difference in that child’s life – and found his horizons widened by the experience too
The rewarding role of mentor helps others unlock their full potential 

David Robinson with his mentee Aaron Easton outside the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.

If there’s one difference I’ve made to Aaron Easton’s life, it’s that when he picks up his mobile phone in the morning there are two words on its screen: Think Strategically.

I’ve made a few others. He’s starting to write the letter p with a descender, not least because it helps him read his own handwriting. In theory, he now knows what “synecdoche” means, though like me he’ll probably forget. 

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