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"I'm showing my age here, but has anyone seen Back to the Future?" Mentor Scott McGohan asked the kids at Rollandia on July 27.
To his surprise, many had.
He then asked the group to write down one thing they would change if they could actually go back to the past.
He then told the kids that although he made made many mistakes in his life, he would not change anything because those experiences have shaped who he is today.
McGohan learned from his erros and can now help people avoid heading down the wrong path like he did. If he did go back and change things, he might not be able to counsel and advise others who are seeking help.
While he wouldn't go back to change things, he's aware of the areas of life he struggled with: Faith, stuff, and "victimhood."
McGohan said he always thought of God as a policemen or principal; as someone who is always around to make sure you stay out of trouble.
Instead, he said he should have been looking at God as a friend. Life can throw some pretty easy softballs and some mighty difficult curveballs along the way; McGohan said it is necessary to have people around you who can support you during any type of problem.
The pursuit of stuff was also one of McGohan's regrets. He said he was constantly trying to surround himself with stuff because he thought it would make him happy. Whether it was a car or a house, he wanted it, and usuallly got it, however it didn't make him feel like he thought it would.
On the outside, people saw a man who looked happy because he had desirable possesions, but on the inside McGohan felt empty. It was at this point he decided to look within to see what kind of person he really was.
The final point McGohan talked about with the kids was victimhood. McGohan said he always blamed others for everything that was going on his life. He never wanted to hold himself accountable and just worry about himself.
He went on to say that his was such a major problem for him that he was probably the mayor, police chief and fire marshall of "Victimhood."
 Blaming other people took a toll on people, such as McGohan's father.
"I don't know how he could stand it," McGohan said. "Everytime time I talked to him it was about something bad."
McGohan said he started to turn things around by taking action.
He realized that what he did in the past has no impact on what he does today. He can't change his past but he can learn from his life experiences to make each day better because each day is a new day.
On the golf side of things, the kids started practing with woods in preparation for next week's scramble. The kids had lots of fun driving the ball, but many found out that a driver could be a little more tougher to hit than an iron.
Mentors Matters Continues July 29 at Rollandia.
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