This week, we are celebrating the release of the book The Faith of Elvis, which I co-wrote with Billy Stanley, Elvis Presley’s stepbrother. Here on the podcast, I’m sharing a few lessons I’ve learned from working on this project.

If you read the book, you’ll quickly see that Elvis embraced his role as a big brother. He was in his mid-twenties when Billy and his two younger brothers moved in Graceland with their mom, who was getting married to Vernon, Elvis’s father.

At this time in his career, 1960, Elvis was already a superstar. As we talk about in the book, he took time to mentor and guide Billy and his brothers. He didn’t let his role as a big-time celebrity get in the way of spending lots of time with his brothers and taking it upon himself to teach them about life, relationships, faith, cars, and lots of other areas.

What a powerful lesson for all of us!

It probably feels like you’re busy all the time. You’re writing, posting on social media, networking with people, and doing all kinds of tasks related to your writing… not to mention your family life, hobbies, and trying to squeeze some sleep and exercise in there.

But what about mentoring and helping others? No matter how big or small your platform is, you must make time to speak into the lives of others. You can’t help everyone, but you can help a few on a personal basis.

I encourage you to go out of your way to give personal attention to at least one or two people who would really benefit from your help and encouragement. You have probably benefited from others mentoring you, and you can do the same for others.

Question: Who are 1-2 people in your life whom you can mentor, encourage, and help in their writing?