Who do you turn to when life gets challenging? Who is there to guide you when you reach life situations you have never faced before. In this episode Trevor Waldock, author of Becoming Mandela, explains the importance of Elders in the development of the character of Nelson Mandela. We also look at why it is never too early to prepare for our role of eldership and how that role should be the next step for todays leaders. Why is it that Elders are the missing persons of today's western culture?

At the end of every podcast, we will leave you with a set of questions to challenge you or to help start a conversation about what has just been discussed in the episode. Here are your questions for this podcast:

1. What did you (young or older) learn from specific older people in your life?

2. What would you like to have learned / be learning from those who are older?

3. Do you think there is a role for elders in our generation? Why are there so few around these days?