Please provide a 

one paragraph bio introducing yourself to other program participants. Great topics to include: 

 Professional background or aspirations

 Academic background
 Favorite hobbies
 Family members
 Any other fun facts others should know!

Hello, My name is Linda Hyde, please call me Linda. I am 55, I am a companion/caregiver

currently for my brother Mark, my duties are house cleaning, cooking, ground maintenance, and

errand running. I have plenty of time to study, I have a working knowledge of Word and I have

developed my own technique to research the internet for my own learning and gratification. I

need help understanding the electronic side of classes, as my 1st college experience was derailed

due to lack of reliable childcare planning on my part. My LCI S23, P26, TR28, &C26. I am a

functioning Autistic adult, at times my learning is slow due to my caution not to proceed until I

feel I have a solid foundation of facts. I'm determined to succeed, with your help I know I will do

great. I want to develop my skills as a Reiki Practitioner to expand into a community wellness

center, which means that networking to find individuals to join me in this endeavor is imperative

to my success, the problem is my soft skills are not that well developed. I love to craft and enjoy

volunteering to help fundraising activities. I look forward to meeting you. Have a great day!

Summarizing goals:

 What are your goals for this mentoring relationship? (e.g., competency development, career

advancement, leadership skills development, gain knowledge in a particular topic area, etc.)
  How will you know if you reached these goals? (e.g., improved performance, promoted,

attained a new credential, etc.)

 What challenges can you anticipate? (e.g., availability of advancement opportunities, need to

further your formal education, length of time needed to develop a new skill or competency)

Need for a Good Closure

When mentoring partnerships end, some do so with goals accomplished. Some do not, for a

number of reasons. Yet even unproductive mentoring relationships can benefit from good

closure. A successful exit strategy includes five steps:

1.  Processing conclusions—Process the learning that took place while working towards goals.

2.  Integrating what was learned—Discuss how to apply and take learning to the next level.

3.  Celebrating success—Plan a mutually satisfying way to celebrate achievement and new

beginnings.

4.  Redefining the relationship—Talk about whether the relationship is to continue, and what it

will look like: will you become a colleague, a friend, or something else?.

5.  Moving on—Both partners let go and identify ways of keeping in touch, if appropriate and

mutually desired.