FLOTUS spearheaded the National Mentoring Month initiatives at the White House\u00a0yesterday,\u00a0Wednesday, January 20th. Last November the First Lady, along with some of her White House staff, began a mentorship program with Washington, DC area girls. Well yesterday it was the boys turn as she and President Obama welcomed a new group of mentees.<\/p>\n
Leadership is about\u00a0giving back\u00a0and inspiring others. Letting them know\u00a0that the future belongs to them\u00a0and if they can dream it,\u00a0it is achievable. The First Couple is certainly doing that and using the most powerful seat in the world to convey that message.<\/p>\n
The event included high profile government officials, members of Congress, Corporation for National and Community Service, the Federal Mentoring Council, and Washington, DC\u00a0area mentees. The mentors were there to share their experiences with their young mentees and to assist, encourage and inspire, and to\u00a0answer questions.<\/p>\n
The First Lady\u00a0has mentored young girls on\u00a0state dinner protocol, the importance of volunteering, and filling out job applications. POTUS & FLOTUS are role models to so many young people in America and having this White House event spoke volumes of their commitment to mentoring.<\/p>\n
POTUS and FLOTUS highlighted the need for virtues of hard work, perseverance, and determination to succeed in spite of all the distractions that confront young people today. POTUS dispelled the false notion of pop culture that success is instant and encouraged the mentees to focus on commitment,\u00a0persistence, effort, and hard work. He then cited the importance of mentors in the lives of successful Americans like Maya Angelou, Steve Jobs and, Dr. Carol Greider the Nobel Prize winner.<\/p>\n