If you are fortunate, at some point someone impactful crosses your path, leaving you wondering about the reason your lives intersected. As our nation becomes increasingly technologically advanced, strong leaders and "out of the box" thinkers will have a substantial role to play in making sense of it all. Today's teachers are challenged to prepare students for careers not yet understood. How will new leaders be identified and mentored to tackle existing and future challenges? Chuck Sawicki outlines his intuitive, personal mentoring style that goes beyond the old "one size fits all" model. It demonstrates the benefits of connecting people and communities. His generosity, caring, and curiosity are the hallmarks of not only his own success, but the legacies of all those he's mentored.