【View Point】Magical Mentoring 施展魔法的导师指导

英文原文发表于国际演讲会（头马）杂志《Toastmasters International》2019年11月刊 View Point 板块，作者为国际演讲会现任国际总裁（International President）Deepak Menon, DTM。
原文链接：https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2019/nov/magical-mentoring?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

Deepak Menon, DTM,Toastmasters International President

I am confused; I have no idea what to do!Have there been occasions in your life when you’ve felt this way? Oftentimes we don’t know what we don’t know. Those are the occasions when we need mentors the most. Effective mentors have the uncanny ability to probe our motives and help us find our true potential when we struggle with self-doubt and self-imposed limitations.

我很困惑;我不知道该怎么办！您是否有过这种感觉？通常我们不知道我们不知道的东西。这些都是我们最需要导师的场合。当我们面对自我怀疑和自我设限时，有效的导师具有不可思议的能力，能够探究我们的动机并帮助我们找到真正的潜力。

Toastmasters’ founder, Ralph C. Smedley, stated, “We realize that the two most important factors in Toastmasters are mentoring and evaluations. There is no doubt that if these two are done well … your club will be filled with spark plugs ready to fire upon request. Mentoring and evaluations create enthusiasm, and once you light that fire, the only thing it needs is some kindling.”

Toastmasters的创始人Ralph C. Smedley说道：“我们意识到Toastmasters中最重要的两个因素是指导和评估。毫无疑问，如果这两个都做得很好……您的俱乐部将塞满火花塞，可以随需点燃。指导和评估会激发热情，一旦您点着那堆火，唯一需要的就是些许点燃。”

Our Toastmasters journey becomes all the more exquisite with the help of mentors gently guiding us along and helping us navigate our paths. Whether we are new to the “rituals” practiced in our clubs or veterans with many speeches under our belt, mentors can help us all.

在导师的帮助下，我们的Toastmasters之旅变得更加精妙，他们会轻轻地引导我们前进并帮助我们导航。无论我们是对俱乐部中实行的“仪式”还陌生的新手，还是已经发表过众多演讲的授勋老将，导师都可以为我们所有人提供帮助。

My mentors’ motivation, patience, and guidance helped me overcome challenges and obstacles that I did not believe I could.

导师的鼓励、耐心和指导，帮助我克服了我认为无法做到的挑战和障碍。

I fondly recall my first Toastmasters mentor, the late Narinder Kumar Bajaj, who invited me to join and continued to mentor me until his last days. Janaki Prasad Pattanaik, DTM, past gulf territorial council chair, provided answers to my innumerable questions without demur when I served as division governor of a newly formed district. I met Past International President Dilip R. Abayasekara, DTM, when he installed me as division governor in May 2006. He has been a pillar of strength for me ever since.

我回想起我的第一位Toastmasters导师，已故的Narinder Kumar Bajaj，他邀请我加入并持续指导我，直到他的最后一天。前海湾地区理事会主席Janaki Prasad Pattanaik（DTM），在我担任新成立的大区一名中区区长时，毫无迟疑地回答了我无数的问题。2006年5月，我遇到了前国际总裁Dlip D. R. Abayasekara，那时他任命我成为一名中区区长。从那时起他一直是我的力量支柱。

Past International President Ted Corcoran, DTM, became a fast friend and my mentor from the time we served as region advisors together in 2011–2012. My mentors’ motivation, patience, and guidance helped me overcome challenges and obstacles that I did not believe I could.

前任国际总裁Ted Corcoran，DTM，自从我们在2011-2012年一起担任区域顾问以来，很快成为我的朋友，并且成为我的导师。导师的鼓舞、耐心和指导，帮助我克服了我认为无法做到的挑战和障碍。

We need mentors at every level. Even the Board of Directors has a strong formal mentoring program for every Board member. Past International President Jim Kokocki, DTM, served as my mentor when I was elected second vice president. Immediate Past International President Lark Doley, DTM, mentored me all through last year to prepare me for this year.

我们需要各个层次的导师。甚至董事会也为每位董事会成员制定了强有力的正式的指导计划。前国际总裁吉姆·科科基（Dim Kokocki），在我当选为第二副总裁时，担任我的导师。我的前任国际总裁Lark Doley, DTM,去年一直指导我为今年任期做准备。

If mentoring is critical for the success of the Board of Directors, should it not be embraced by all our clubs and members? Make mentoring a prerequisite and experience how mentoring makes magic!

指导对于董事会的成功尚且至关重要，那么我们所有俱乐部和成员是不是也应拥抱指导呢？让我们以指导为先决条件，并体验指导如何施展魔法吧！