The past four years since he’s told me that have really been so different than they would’ve been.” It just made me so confident and happy, it honestly really did change my life. I still remember the day he told me ‘wow that’s really impressive’ after I had completed a goal and I was just so unbelievably happy, because I’d pretty much never heard that from anybody before. “I never really felt like I had anyone cheering me on for the things I did,” continues Jeffery, “and as a result, I never gave myself time to feel good and celebrate my accomplishments, but Eddie helped shift that perspective. “I don’t want to toot his horn too much, but Eddie really inspired a ton of confidence in me,” he said. Jeffery credits much of his personal growth to his relationship with Eddie. Seeing him take a leadership role on the mountain among his group was simply incredible.” Each year, there was more and more responsibility. Not to be cliche, but over the years, he just totally blossomed, whether it was on the slopes or in community service projects. I saw this industriousness in him from the start. “Jeffery was a lot more shy, but always extremely helpful. “The first winter we were in the program together” reflects Eddie. In particular, Jeffery made huge strides. The mentees in Eddie’s group were all able to progress both on and off the snow. “And let the dynamic within the group be such that everyone could be themselves and be authentic… I wanted to be as much as part of the mentee group in terms of hanging out and joking around, while also providing a little bit of leadership and guidance for all the mentees.” I felt like my duty was really to be authentic,” he said. “I’ve always thought about mentoring as a way of instilling confidence. Eddie showed me that, yes, respect is important, but Eddie also showed me that in our relationship it was ok to ask questions and think critically, because it was an opportunity to learn.”Įddie said he made sure to create a culture among his group where everyone felt comfortable, supported, and able to be open. “He helped me grow a ton and was really a mentor across all genres of my life… When I grew up, I always thought that adults were to be respected and never questioned. I felt that Eddie was an actual mentor, not only in skiing, but in life,” Jeffery said. “When I met Eddie, my perspective on mentorship totally changed.
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