The Magic of Mentoring: Pearls of Wisdom

The Magic of Mentoring: Pearls of Wisdom is a collection of short stories written by 47 Pearls (Contributors) who believe as Originator/Co-author, Barbara A. Perkins, that mentoring is the key to success for young people today. ""Every child deserves to be mentored. Every child deserves to feel protected and nurtered. Every child deserves to feel that they have a chance at doing and being something great in life. Sadly, this is not our reality."" Author, Barbara A. Perkins In planning and researching for this book, Perkins, (the originator) learned that a 16 inch necklace requires 47 matching pearls. She discovered that expert pearl processors culls 10,000 pearls to find 47 that are considered a match. It is a highly specialized skill to find matching pearls for one strand. There are many types of pearls, however Perkins, the originator selected the Tahitian Pearl or the Black Pearl as it is most often called. The Tahitian Pearl is a rainbow of colors which make them a prized possession with additional qualities such as luster, pure surface, clean and without blemishes, great shape and perfect size. The 47 Pearls (contributors) of The Magic of Mentoring: Pearls of Wisdom are a match as they are rare individuals living their lives in service and following their heart and passision for our most prized possessions, our children. They each share their personal journeys on how their lives were changed for the better because of mentoring. The Pearls know firsthand about the overwhelming need to find perfect matches for children in cities across this nation in need of all the benefits that positive mentoring will bring to their lives. In The Magic of Mentoring: Pearls of Wisdom, each of the 47 Pearls (contributors) is a mentor. If you're not a mentor, after you have read The magic of Mentoring: Pearls of Wisdom, you will ask yourself two questions: Why am I not a mentor and how do I begin to mentor?