Questions to ask
Questions to ask your mentor
A mentor gave you something your family could not: a map for the part of life they had already walked. That knowledge lives in one person, and most of us never sit them down and ask for it plainly before it is too late.
Ask, and record. A mentor's answers are worth passing to the next person you mentor, and worth keeping long after they are gone.
Their own path
- 01How did you end up doing what you do?
- 02Who mentored you, and what did they teach you?
- 03What is a failure early on that turned out to matter most?
- 04What did you believe at the start that you now know was wrong?
What they know
- 01What is the single most important thing you have learned in your field?
- 02What do most people get wrong about what you do?
- 03What separates the people who make it from the ones who do not?
- 04What advice do you give that people rarely take, but should?
- 05What is worth being patient about, and what is worth rushing?
You and them
- 01What did you see in me when we started?
- 02Where do you think I still get in my own way?
- 03What do you hope I do with what you have taught me?
The bigger picture
- 01What does a life well spent look like to you now?
- 02What would you tell your younger self starting out?
- 03What do you want the people you mentored to carry forward?
Keep the answers somewhere they will not get lost
A recording buried in your camera roll is a recording nobody finds again. Shtello Legacy keeps it safe, lets you choose who it is for, and can deliver it on a date you pick or hold it privately for years. Only the person you choose can ever watch it. Free to start.
Start freeCommon questions
How do I ask a mentor for this without it being awkward?+
Tell them the truth: their guidance changed your path and you want to capture their wisdom before life gets in the way. Most mentors are honored to be asked.
What if they are elderly or unwell?+
Then do it soon, in short sessions. The knowledge a mentor carries disappears with them, and a recording is the only way it survives.
How do I keep and share it?+
Shtello Legacy stores the recording so you can revisit it, and pass their wisdom to the next person you mentor. Free to start.