TEN THINGS GOOD MENTORS NEVER DO:       

1. Good mentors never tell you what to do. - What books to read. -  What decks to use. - What spreads to use. - What to study. -  What to learn. - What not to learn.
                                                                        ~ Tarot Cards Cafe~
2. Good mentors never tell you when to do anything. - When to do readings. - When to contact them. - When to study. - When to meditate.
                                                                 ~Tarot Cards Cafe~
3. Good mentors never tell you how to do anything. - How to use only a specific style of Tarot reading. - How to interpret the cards in one specific way. - How to treat your cards. - How to prepare in a specific way to perform a reading.
                                                                 ~Tarot Cards Cafe~
4. Good mentors never tell you where to do anything. -  Where to do your readings. - Where you buy or sell anything. - Where you study or work.
                                                                ~Tarot Cards Cafe~
5. Good mentors never tell you who you can work with. - Who your associates should be. - Who your clients should be.                             ~Tarot Cards Cafe~

6. Good mentors never tell you why. - Why you should do something. - Why you're not a good reader. - Why you don't know what you're doing.
                                                                  ~Tarot Cards Cafe~
7. Good mentors never tell you which. - Which cards to use. - Which way to use your cards. - Which spreads to use. - Which books to read. - Which things to do. - Which things not to do.
                                                                 ~Tarot Cards Cafe~
8. Good mentors never interfere with your life. - Not your time. - Not your family. - Not your love life. - Not your job. - Not your hopes and aspirations. - Not your fears and concerns. - Not with any part of your life.                                              ~Tarot Cards Cafe~

9. Good mentors never demand anything of you. - Not your time. - Not your energy. - Not your money. - Not your devotion. - Not your admiration. - Not anything.
                                                                 ~Tarot Cards Cafe~
10. Good mentors never judge you or put you down. - Not for any reason!

TEN THINGS GOOD MENTORS ALWAYS DO:

1. Good mentors listen to you and read what you write.

2. Good mentors accept you for whom and what you are.

3. Good mentors walk their own talk.

4. Good mentors make themselves available to you.

5. Good mentors encourage you to do things your way.

6. Good mentors describe what they do and how they do things.

7. Good mentors explain how others do these same things.

8. Good mentors praise you for the things you do well.

9. Good mentors question you about the things you do poorly.

10. Good mentors answer your questions honestly and openly.

~Tarot Cards Cafe~

Reproduced and edited by Kristin Lee-Gray, CTI, from several different wonderful Tarot articles from the archives of both ATA and CTN.
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Kristin Lee-Gray, CTI