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His name was Mr. Binnington. He was my Grade 7/8 teacher, and through the support and encouragement he gave his students to help them achieve their goals, he taught me much of what I needed to know about leadership, resilience, and the power of healthy thinking. I’m sure that you too can remember at least one caring adult from your childhood who made a difference by believing in you and helping you believe in yourself. Or, maybe your coach or mentor came later in life. There’s no expiry date on the need for mentors in our lives.

In order to grow and develop successfully, youth need access to caring, adult role models who will help them build the skills and self-confidence they need to reach their full potential. This is what the kids.now program is all about. To celebrate the power of mentors, we’re starting a special series, called Who’s Your Mentor?™. The series will feature business leaders and influential Canadians talking about a person in their life who inspired them or helped them get to where they are today.

So stay tuned for more on this series in the new year. Meantime, if you know someone in the business community we should profile in our Who’s Your Mentor?™ series, drop us a line.

Also, be sure to answer our online poll on the homepage - what's the most important quality in a mentor? - now.