What They Taught Me: Recognizing the Mentors Who Will Take You from Dream to Done

?You don?t have to do this alone.? Entrepreneur and podcast host Kelsey Chapman thanks God for the wonderful mentors who stepped into her life to give her the wisdom, inspiration, and support she needed in each season. InWhat They Taught Me, she?ll show you how to find a mentor who will help you reach your dreams-and how you can become that person for someone else. As she recognizes ten women who changed the course of her life, Kelsey passes on the expert guidance that enriched her perspective, helped her live out her passions, and kept her hopeful and optimistic about the process. This book will help you?identify your goals along with the steps needed to achieve thempartner with women who have already walked the road before youencourage others by sharing the insights you?ve gained from your own experience God uses an entire community to shape you into the person He made you to be. Join Kelsey in celebrating mentorship, and learn how you can cultivate meaningful relationships by investing in others and welcoming them to invest in you. Review ?What They Taught Me is a beautifully engaging guide on how to learn from the wisdom of those who have traveled the path before us. In a time where many of us are longing for deeper and more meaningful connections, this book will help you realize that it?s still possible. Kelsey Chapman?s storytelling and applicable steps will help you realize the value and power of mentorship.?-Morgan Harper Nichols,poet and artist?Kelsey's journey with the mentors in her life shows us that eventually as we grow and expand, we all become the mentors at one point. This book is a refreshing and healing reminder of the hard and the beautiful that shapes our becoming into the people God has orchestrated us to become. Being able to walk through and with Kelsey?s& healing and her pain was the beautiful remembering of the connectedness we have as women that is often threatened. Kelsey?s words remind us that there is healing in togetherness and allows us the graceful permission to reflect on the ?what they taught me lessons? from our own lives and how they shaped who we are today.?-Arielle Estoria, poet, author, speaker?In What They Taught Me, Kelsey speaks with honesty and vulnerability, something we all benefit from when it comes to sitting at the feet of others who have something to teach us. Her insight and wisdom woven through each page prove to be a rich blessing for anyone ready to live a life of wholeness, purpose, and joy.?-Tiffany Bluhm,author of She Dreams and cohost of the Why Tho podcast?Kelsey is one of the most generous women I have ever met. She oozes wisdom and leadership, and her work is both accessible and worthy of investment. What They Taught Me is a powerful reflection on the village that raises us-the people who decide to love us through difficulty, who show up to lift us up, and who teach us to give to others as they have given to us. Mentorship often lacks clarity and boundaries, directives and care, but Kelsey clarifies practical steps, wisdom for relating, and the right balance of personal connection and excellence necessary to seek mentorship-and to provide it as well. I want to give a copy of this to every young woman in my life, and you will absolutely be encouraged to do the same.?-Ashley Abercrombie, author of Rise of the Truth Teller, speaker and host of the Why Tho podcast?Kelsey is a mentor for a new generation of young women craving both success and impact. What They Taught Me is a must-have resource and inspirational guide to not pursuing your dreams all by yourself. It's a must-read for entrepreneurs, grads, and anyone ready to turn their dreams into reality.?-Anne Samoilov,podcast host, business strategist, author?One of my favorite quotes ever is this: ?If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader? (John Quincy Adams). Most people wonder if they even are c