Over the next few months, with the help of the alphabet, a dictionary and you... Let's explore the different kinds of mentors there are! We either do these things for others or we seek them for ourselves.
Continuing with "C":
1. Compliment-or: Who sees the good points and tell you
2. Complement-or: A good fit
3. Cement-or: Part of the foundation of your community, keeping it together
4. Chastisement-or: Not afraid to give critiques
5. Commencement-or: Can be counted on to plan the celebrations
6. Consignment-or: Willing to pitch/sell the skills of her mentorees
7. Contentment-or: Shows the small joys of where you are today
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The Real Mentors
The Fox network has been running ad spots for National Mentoring Month 2010. Several point out that it's not the famous people who mentor you - but the coaches, teaches, managers and neighbours around you.
That's been the point all along. You are a mentor. You may not choose to do it formally but you influence people through thoughtful advice, listening and considered actions.
That's building a personal community. That's peer-to-peer mentoring. That's what success looks like!
That's been the point all along. You are a mentor. You may not choose to do it formally but you influence people through thoughtful advice, listening and considered actions.
That's building a personal community. That's peer-to-peer mentoring. That's what success looks like!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thank Your Mentor Day
I love being ahead of the times...
"As a highlight of National Mentoring Month 2009, Thank Your Mentor Day™ will be celebrated on January 22. On that day, many Americans will reach out to thank or honor those individuals who encouraged and guided them, and had a lasting impact on their lives. Thank Your Mentor Day™ promotes “Four Ways to Honor Your Mentor”: 1) contact your mentor directly to express your appreciation; 2) pass on what you received by becoming a mentor to a young person in your community; 3) make a financial contribution to a local mentoring program; and, 4) write a tribute to your mentor for posting on www.WhoMentoredYou.org.
Thank Your Mentor Day™ is an initiative of the Harvard School of Public Health."
"As a highlight of National Mentoring Month 2009, Thank Your Mentor Day™ will be celebrated on January 22. On that day, many Americans will reach out to thank or honor those individuals who encouraged and guided them, and had a lasting impact on their lives. Thank Your Mentor Day™ promotes “Four Ways to Honor Your Mentor”: 1) contact your mentor directly to express your appreciation; 2) pass on what you received by becoming a mentor to a young person in your community; 3) make a financial contribution to a local mentoring program; and, 4) write a tribute to your mentor for posting on www.WhoMentoredYou.org.
Thank Your Mentor Day™ is an initiative of the Harvard School of Public Health."
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