52 General Mentoring Activities

 

 

Set your mentoring goals together.

Make dinner together

Make popcorn and talk.

Go to a concert.

Tackle some homework.

Go out to dinner together

Go to a movie

Shoot some hoops.

Go to the Library together.

Just hang out.

Figure out how to program your VCR.

Learn about pop music.

Talk about life.

Give a tour of your current job.

Talk about your very first job.

Talk about planning a career.

Plan a career.

Get together with friends from work.

Visit a community college.

Visit a local technical school.

Talk about college.

Work on applications together.

Explore financial aid options.

Work on a resume.

Talk about dressing for success.

Do a pretend job interview.

Talk about how to look for a job.

Talk about where to find a job.

Find a summer job.

Set up a work internship.

Talk about making connections.

Talk about what it takes to get ahead.

Talk about health insurance.

Talk about taxes.

Talk about balancing work and life.

Talk about balancing a checkbook.

Talk about credit cards.

Talk about savings and investments.

Go bargain hunting.

Plan a week’s worth of meals.

Go holiday shopping.

Write “thank you” notes.

Go to a house of worship.

Celebrate a friend’s religious holiday.

Talk about relationships.

Talk about personal values.

Talk about the future.

Visit a convalescent hospital.

Discuss politics.

Share your culture and background.

Go hiking.

Do some volunteer work together.