In the hushed darkness of a chilly night, a fire truck carrying six men rolled toward its Brooklyn firehouse. They had just finished up at a women's shelter, where steam wisping from an iron had set off an alarm. Not much to it . . . for Jordan Sullivan, another 15 hour shift was unspooling without what he so eagerly awaited. A fire. In his 96 days in the field as a firefighter, a probie out of the Fire Academy-the Rock, as it's familiarly known-it had not happened. Around the firehouse, the veterans continually swapped fire stories. That was how they both taught and regaled one another, and the stories were good ones. He could not contribute. He hadn't had a fire (Kleinfield, 2014, p. A1).Mentors are all around us. In our own lives-both professional and personal-they help us set goals, navigate difficult situations, overcome challenges, develop skills, and learn the ropes. But how is it that mentors impart their wisdom? How do they act on the influence they have? What do they say to inspire and role model for their protégés? Those questions about how mentors actually mentor are at the heart of the current research.Mentoring relationships are central themes in many forms of popular culture and literature.