The Courage to be You Mentoring Program

Youth Mentoring and Workshops

 Life Skills Necessary For Young People To Achieve and Sustain Success in Every Area of Life. 

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In-person and or Virtually Mentoring Sessions

A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE CHALLENGES MENTORS ADDRESSES WITH THE YOUTH

• A Sense of Belonging: understanding and acceptance of why and how our youth are already great and meant for greatness

• Peer Pressure: how being the best You reduces the pressure to conform, fit in, or compare oneself to others

• Organization: how to set, plan, and create positive experiences. 

• Internal Conflict and Esteem: how to improve spiritual, physical, and mental fitness (overall wellness).

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MENTORING

• ​More accepting to challenges

• Respect and humility for what is

• More creativity and a desire to grow

• Sustainable and consistent motivation

• More positive attitude

• Goal Accomplishment

HOW MENTORING WORKS

• Free initial consultation with youth (parent/guardian approved if under 18 years of age)

• One in-person, up to 2-hour session per week or bi/weekly depending upon client's needs

• Unlimited & inspirational text, Zoom/Face time conversations, and or email for the duration of mentorship

• Options of 4, 8, or 12 week mentoring sessions

• Periodically, additional group sessions with other mentees and mentors may occur

HOW WORKSHOPS WORK

• Workshops are typically events. See EVENTS PAGE for event schedule.

• Brief introduction and presentation given to small groups, classes, or teams

• In depth collaboration and communication addressing the everyday pressures of the youth

• Themed behavioral exercises...i.e. "Too Much Media, Not Enough Social"

• Can be up to 4 Hours in Length

• Outdoor Workshops and Hikes - We also utilize nature to help hone in the message, via Love...No Ego Hikes and Outdoor Adventures. 

A Few Examples of Workshop Topics We Address:

• Staying Motivated 

• Confidence Vs. Ego

• Conforming and Peer Pressure

• Pressure to Succeed

• Family and Sibling Pressure

• Competition

• Music and Technology: Serve You or Intrude on You

• Too Much Media, Not Enough Social - Social Media Etiquette 

• Where are You Living From...Love or Ego?

"I remembered what my mentor Freddy said about not letting the ego part take over. I found myself in a hostile situation at school where a kid wanted to fight me. And I also knew that if I would have fought him, I probably would have been kicked off my soccer team. I restrained myself from fighting. I chose what I love, which was soccer, and not this egotistical situation. I now practice LoveNoEgo on a daily basis with so many things. Thanks Freddy!"

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- G.K., anonymous middle school student

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"What Freddy has taught me most is to simply and genuinely to do what I love without stepping on other people's toes." 

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- Demetrius Davis, Buckingham County High School

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