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 One of the most rewarding parts of being a Capstone coach is the opportunity to
 mentor individual students.  The personal relationships you develop during this
-mentoring may be lifelong.  Coaches often hear from students who were on their
+mentoring may be lifelong—coaches often hear from students who were on their
-team two decades earlier.  As you mentor the students, you can have a great influence
+team two decades earlier. As a coach, you will encourage and help students as you share expertise, skills, and faith you have developed throughout your career. Some suggestions for mentoring
-on their personal and professional success.  Some suggestions for mentoring
 are given below.
-====Share your professional expertise with them====
+**//Share your professional expertise with them//**
 Help the students by sharing lessons you've learned.  They are anxious to know
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 that they can become like you.
-====Help them develop success skills====
+**//Help them develop success skills//**
 Most of the major issues affecting personal success both inside and outside the
-university are not technical.  Interpersonal skills and personal habits can
+university are not technical.  Interpersonal skills and personal habits can help or hurt students.  Some of your students will need help to overcome
-can help or hurt students.  Some of your students will need help to overcome
 challenges they face.  As a mentor, you can help them make needed changes.
-====Give them encouragement and hope====
+**//Give them encouragement and hope//**
-At times during the year, the project will seem overwhelming.  It will seem
+At times during the year, the project will seem overwhelming.
-impossible to the team that they can succeed.  As an experienced engineer,
+Students may be insecure about their ability to work on a challenging project. It will seem
-you've lived through times like this.  Help the students see that things are
+impossible to the team that they can succeed. They
-not as bleak as they appear.  Help them understand that they are extremely
+may feel inadequate and frightened by the challenges that face them both within Capstone and in their personal lives.
-capable.  Help them know that they can do it.  Help them find hope.
-====Praise publicly, correct privately====
+As an experienced engineer, you've lived through times like this. Believe in their
+abilities and demonstrate that you believe in them. Help the students see that things are
+not as bleak as they appear. Show them that they are extremely
+capable and that they can do it.  Help them find hope by expressing your faith in them. Your faith in the students will help them rise to the challenge and grow personally and professionally.
+**//Praise publicly, correct privately//**
 Students love to hear praise for their work.  Look for opportunities to publicly
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 Correction will be necessary at times.  When you correct, do so in private, and as
 kindly as possible.  Make it clear that you are correcting in order to help them
-succeed, and be sure to follow up with an increase of love, as described in D&C 121.
+succeed and be sure to follow up with an increase of love, as described in [[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121?lang=eng|D&C 121:43]].
-====Share your faith in them====
+**//Share your faith with them//**
-Students may be insecure about their ability to work on a challenging project.  They
+BYU classes are designed to be spiritually strengthening, and as a coach you play a critical role in accomplishing this goal. You will have opportunities to share your testimony with your team and other Capstone students. Please express your faith when appropriate to uplift the students you mentor.
-may feel inadequate.  They may be frightened by the challenges that face them.
-As their coach, you can help by expressing your faith in them.  Believe in their
-abilities, and show them you believe in them.  Your faith in the students will help
-them rise to the challenge and grow personally and professionally.

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