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Hello All,

I think some folks bring good points from both sides. The way I see it is that there is no regulations on "paid consultants".

Some coaches who are usually school teachers are paid by their school district while others not.....are the teachers getting paid considered paid consultants ?

My concern is that if teams want to "pay" for assistance I am ok with it as long those folks are not called "Mentors".

A mentor by definition is someone that "supports" and provide guidance among other things, but does not have a "stake" on it like "monetary compensation".

Mentors are not consultants. Mentors are not for hired.

Babysitters are get paid to baby-sit, but they are not family per say.

A mentor is like part of the "team", but it is there for many reasons but MONEY.

If teams have that much money to buy "expertise", might as well use that money to help the cause as a whole......maybe use it to train more mentors or fund "celebration event" to thank all the mentors that volunteered their time.

I have mentored a team for a couple years with no expectations with the exception one day, one of those "kids" will be walking in the hallway of the company I work and say....aren't you our mentor back in 2006/2007 ?.

Today I am mentoring a rookie team....and the journey continues.

Cheers,
Marcos.