1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,500 so normally in January . Way . Take the 2 00:00:02,500 --> 00:00:03,944 time out to celebrate the 3 00:00:03,944 --> 00:00:05,944 accomplishments of Dr Martin Luther 4 00:00:05,944 --> 00:00:08,190 King civil rights movement . Um , but 5 00:00:08,190 --> 00:00:10,720 another piece that is highlighted in 6 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,980 January . Sexual mentorship months So 7 00:00:13,990 --> 00:00:15,990 way Thought would be interesting to 8 00:00:15,990 --> 00:00:18,212 talk about , you know who was Dr King's 9 00:00:18,212 --> 00:00:20,212 mentors , who was somebody that was 10 00:00:20,212 --> 00:00:22,101 really influential . Way found Dr 11 00:00:22,101 --> 00:00:24,530 Benjamin Mays . C . Was born in 18 94 12 00:00:24,540 --> 00:00:26,429 in South Carolina on If you could 13 00:00:26,429 --> 00:00:28,540 imagine , you know , that being a Jim 14 00:00:28,540 --> 00:00:30,596 Crow era , it wasn't really easy for 15 00:00:30,596 --> 00:00:32,762 him . One . Spite of all those hurdles 16 00:00:32,762 --> 00:00:35,010 he still managed Thio get his PhD from 17 00:00:35,010 --> 00:00:37,232 Based University . He went on to be the 18 00:00:37,232 --> 00:00:40,280 first African American president of the 19 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,280 Atlanta Board of Education . He was 20 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,502 also the president of Morehouse College 21 00:00:44,502 --> 00:00:46,724 for 27 years and one of things he would 22 00:00:46,724 --> 00:00:49,070 push forward black education and 23 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,191 desegregation . And one of the people 24 00:00:51,191 --> 00:00:53,570 that he inspired greatly was the doctor 25 00:00:53,570 --> 00:00:56,310 Martin Luther King , who actually asked 26 00:00:56,310 --> 00:00:58,730 for Benjamin Mays to be his spiritual 27 00:00:58,730 --> 00:01:01,090 mentor . As he would put it , He 28 00:01:01,090 --> 00:01:02,880 pointed in a direction towards 29 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,680 nonviolent civil protest , Um , which 30 00:01:06,690 --> 00:01:09,070 directly impacted Dr King , 31 00:01:09,070 --> 00:01:11,060 accomplishing what he did , which 32 00:01:11,060 --> 00:01:14,160 culminated in civil Rights Act of 1964 . 33 00:01:19,340 --> 00:01:21,780 To me , a mentor is somebody that you 34 00:01:21,780 --> 00:01:24,280 trust that you can go to for career and 35 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,980 life advice . Um , someone that you 36 00:01:26,980 --> 00:01:28,924 know will guide you in the correct 37 00:01:28,924 --> 00:01:31,091 direction . Mentorship is important to 38 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:34,740 me because they are who helped shape 39 00:01:34,740 --> 00:01:37,640 you into the airman that you are . So 40 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,810 for me , I can think back that my 41 00:01:39,810 --> 00:01:42,390 mentors , starting with my empty eyes , 42 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,260 helped shaped who I want to be a Zen 43 00:01:46,260 --> 00:01:49,810 airman , as a leader , a za trainer . 44 00:01:50,140 --> 00:01:53,290 My mentors have helped me in my career 45 00:01:53,290 --> 00:01:56,910 to become a subject matter expert in my 46 00:01:56,910 --> 00:02:00,330 specific field , but also have taught 47 00:02:00,330 --> 00:02:03,020 me how Thio pass that knowledge along 48 00:02:03,030 --> 00:02:05,470 in a patient and effective way . 49 00:02:06,940 --> 00:02:10,880 E need to be a mentor that's going to 50 00:02:10,890 --> 00:02:13,001 lead you . Based on what I see , your 51 00:02:13,001 --> 00:02:15,590 potential is so I can't basically I 52 00:02:15,590 --> 00:02:17,757 can't necessarily be a mentor based on 53 00:02:17,757 --> 00:02:19,812 your needs . I have to always be the 54 00:02:19,812 --> 00:02:21,812 mentor . Based on what I see , your 55 00:02:21,812 --> 00:02:23,979 potential is so so . A mentor to me is 56 00:02:23,979 --> 00:02:26,034 giving you my time , talents and the 57 00:02:26,034 --> 00:02:28,090 treasures that I've had in my wisdom 58 00:02:28,090 --> 00:02:30,210 and trying to get you to see that 59 00:02:30,220 --> 00:02:32,276 that's the potential that you have . 60 00:02:32,276 --> 00:02:34,500 The very first two letters in Mentor is 61 00:02:34,500 --> 00:02:36,730 that Is it , is it not ? It's not about 62 00:02:36,730 --> 00:02:38,897 me . At the end of day , it's just not 63 00:02:38,897 --> 00:02:41,410 about me . And that's how we succeed in 64 00:02:41,410 --> 00:02:43,521 this day and time , and that's how we 65 00:02:43,521 --> 00:02:45,632 get to where we're at . That's how we 66 00:02:45,632 --> 00:02:45,520 get to be the world's greatest air 67 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,820 force . Uh , is mentoring out of those 68 00:02:48,940 --> 00:02:50,996 those things and being careful about 69 00:02:50,996 --> 00:02:53,370 the me mode that we go in sometimes , 70 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:55,250 yeah .