Self-Mentoring Strategies from Your Invisible Mentors “I hate this quote from Nike, but sometimes you just have to do it. We look at other people and think they had it easy or they did it the easy way. I have had several young women say to me, “You always had great jobs and everything you did was fun,” and I’d say, “You know that’s not true. I had some crappy jobs and no it wasn’t always fun.” But something my father always said to me was, “Keep your sense of humour, you’re going to need it,” and I did. I think it’s important to keep your sense of humour and have a good outlook on life and sometimes don’t take … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Week in Review
April 21, 2012 by
This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week: Divergent by Veronica Roth, John Stuart Mill, Philosopher and Economist, and Miranda Vande Kuyt, career development professional. Adventures in Learning Have you ever been at a cocktail party and didn’t have much to contribute to the conversation? If you read broadly, and not only just books, you will always have something to talk about and contribute to the conversation. Why You Must Read Broadly – Tip 1 Booked for Mentoring Divergent by Veronica Roth is set in Dystopian Chicago where the residents are from five factions – Abnegation, Candor, … [Read more...]
Mentor Yourself With Miranda Vande Kuyt Part Two
April 20, 2012 by
Invisible Mentor: Miranda Vande Kuyt Website: http://mirandavandekuyt.wordpress.com Avil Beckford: In a couple of sentences, tell me a little bit about yourself. Miranda Vande Kuyt: I am a mother of three kids, married to a youth pastor, and have been working in the career development field for the past 10 years. I am an eager overachiever person, and I consider myself a renaissance personality – I do a little bit of everything and whenever I need to learn something new, I go and learn it. Right now, since 2006, I coordinate a lot of blogs for different companies. Most of them are in the career development field so I write, but I … [Read more...]
Mentor Yourself With Miranda Vande Kuyt
April 19, 2012 by
Invisible Mentor: Miranda Vande Kuyt Website: http://mirandavandekuyt.wordpress.com Part One: Introduction Avil Beckford: In a couple of sentences, tell me a little bit about yourself. Miranda Vande Kuyt: I am a mother of three kids, married to a youth pastor, and have been working in the career development field for the past 10 years. I am an eager overachiever person, and I consider myself a renaissance personality – I do a little bit of everything and whenever I need to learn something new, I go and learn it. Right now, since 2006, I coordinate a lot of blogs for different companies. Most of them are in the career … [Read more...]
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