{"id":82,"date":"2011-08-28T21:11:47","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T21:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a-listtraining.com\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2011-08-28T21:16:38","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T21:16:38","slug":"bbbs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/?page_id=82","title":{"rendered":"BBBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a align=\"center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbbs.org\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/a-listtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/BBBS_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"BBBS_logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I first looked into becoming a mentor in 2007, because I felt like I was missing something in my life. I was happy, always having fun and traveling all over the world, but still, something was missing. I wasn&#8217;t sure that becoming a mentor would fill the void, but it seemed like a great program in which to get involved in. I could give back. \u00a0I could be a positive influence in the life of a kid who maybe was not \u00a0as fortunate or blessed as I have been. Back then, I didn&#8217;t know just how much I would get out of becoming a mentor.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, I was a little hesitant to commit at first. I was afraid I wouldn&#8217;t be able to make the time to participate fully, but I quickly learned that having an impact required far less time than I thought it would. Being a mentor is not as time consuming as I thought it would be. It&#8217;s a matter of being a friend to your little brother or sister. That might mean taking them out to a movie or a ball game every so often, but more often than that, it&#8217;s simply a matter of being there &#8212; answering a phone call, giving advice, providing words of encouragement. It truly doesn&#8217;t take much to have a life-long impact.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Big Brothers Big Sisters is a great program for \u00a0anyone looking to make a difference in a kid&#8217;s life. More than that, though, the program works both ways. At least, it has for me. By learning to put others first and investing in the life of my little brother, I have become a happier person. I will continue to be involved in the program for years to come, and I hope that others will consider making a change in a littles life also.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/a-listtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/BBBS_stevo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/a-listtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/BBBS_stevo-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"BBBS_stevo\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-84\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/BBBS_stevo-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/BBBS_stevo.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I first looked into becoming a mentor in 2007, because I felt like I was missing something in my life. I was happy, always having fun and traveling all over the world, but still, something was missing. I wasn&#8217;t sure that becoming a mentor would fill the void, but it seemed like a great program [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.a-listtraining.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}