WOMEN MENTORING WOMEN: FIVE S TEPS TO M A X IMIZE YOUR L EGACY
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FIVE STE PS TO MA XIM IZE YOUR LEGACY
BY L A I L A K H A N
Mentorship is an incredibly valuable relationship that can change your life; and likewise, by giving a little of yourself, you can change someone else’s life. 22
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ne of my first mentors was my mother. She is a retired professor of English Literature and Library Sciences. I remember her dragging my sister and me from one university campus to another campus as she studied for her master’s degree or as she taught classes. We would spend hours in the library, cafeteria, and student union, playing hopscotch and video games right outside her classes. Afterward, we would come home, and my mother would go straight to the kitchen, make dinner, and then sit us at the kitchen table and go over our lessons for the day. My mom was my super woman, and every time I had challenges, I would absorb all of her direction and guidance. Her words of wisdom, hard work ethic, and persistence for success and survival gave me the tools to weather any storm ahead, and I remem-
ber feeling so fortunate to have her in my corner. I still do, so many years later. This is what mentorship means. Back in the day, when I used to think of mentorship, it wasn’t something I wanted. I would envision someone much older, set in their own ways, imposing their methodology on me. The idea of having someone break down my goals and assess my career path
