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PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT Anything is Possible When God is Your Mentor by Eturuvie Erebor A fter I had written the article titled, “Greatness Births Greatness: The Impact of a Mentor”, some- one asked me a very interesting question, “Who was David’s mentor?” As I began to answer I realized that I had no answer readily available; so, I took the ques- tion to God, and the answer led to the writ- ing of a second article, “Greatness Births Greatness: David the Man Mentored by God”. All mentor/mentee relationships looked at so far reveal that greatness does give birth to greatness and mentors have a great impact on the destinies of those they mentor because in mentoring, the personality, 38  HimPower May 2018 habits, success and greatness of the mentor rubs off on the mentee. An experienced and trusted adviser. A mentor is a guide, a confidant, a counsellor, a consultant, a master, a spiritual leader, a teacher, a coach, and an instructor. The mentor is experienced means that he/she has followed the path and knows it well, and that qualifies him/her to be a guide and take the mentee through it. The mentor is a consultant and so the mentee consults with him/her before taking actions on major issues or before making important decisions. He/she is a teacher and teaches the mentee from his/her wealth of knowledge and expe- rience.