In a perfect world, all the mentees in a group would be in similar stages of life. Single vs. married. Married with no kids vs. married with young kids. Married with young kids vs. married with older kids. Etc, etc. Mentees in similar life stages likely deal with the same problems and are more likely to connect, leading to the “What, you too? I thought I was the only one” type of moments we want to create.
That said, we realize this isn’t always possible, so it certainly isn’t a requirement, but rather a guideline to those who can arrange it. In the case that you can’t, it’s important to pair the mentees with a capable mentor who can connect the dots and keep all the members of the group engaged and relating to each other.
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