Cultivating Mentoring Constellations Worksheet

Type your answers to our Cultivating Mentoring Constellations workshop prompts and have them sent to your email so you can reference them later. The Center for Design Thinking will not store or respond to your answers. Please email us if you have questions or would like to know more about how to cultivate your network of mentors.

Frame

What is mentorship to you?
What do mentors say? How do they guide with their words?
What do mentors do? What actions make someone an effective mentor?
What do mentors encourage you to think about?
How do mentors make you feel?

Explore

Who is in your life right now?
Student
Who mentors you as a student? Who are your on-campus mentors?
Wellness
Who mentors you as a human? Who helps you take care of yourself?
Community
Who mentors you as a community member? Who encourages you to serve others?
Practical
Who mentors you when you don't know what to do? Who do you call on when something goes wrong?
What are the highlights of your current network? What is going well?
Where is there room for improvement?

Generate

Explore one growth opportunity. Who might you add to your constellation? How might you go about it?
What is one tiny task you can do in the next 48 hours to address your growth opportunity? Write the first thought that comes to your mind.
Now think of a tiny task that doesn't seem easy or possible, but would have a big impact. Don't be afraid to go for it!
What is a new habit or routine you can form that would address your growth opportunity? Write the first thought that comes to your mind.
Now think of a habit or routine that would be challenging to implement. Committing to your dreams makes them possible!
What is the first big change that you think of that could help you grow long-term?
Is there a big change that seems scary? Dream big and know that you can make big changes by taking tiny steps.
What other ideas do you have to address your growth opportunity?
Go all out. What is the wildest thing you could do to improve your mentoring constellation?

Prototype

What tiny tasks will you tackle next?
How can you immediately start testing your ideas?
What can you try in the next few days?

Cultivate

What else do you want to do?
What big task or routine can you focus on for the next few weeks?
How will you make big changes and cultivate lasting relationships?
Who can check in with your progress and motivate you to keep cultivating your mentoring constellation?
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