Big Breaks + Mentoring + Hard Work = Success? I am reading Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success and it got me thinking about interviews that I have conducted, so I decided to explore an idea. I have only read a third of the book so far, but when you ask most people about Outliers, they’ll mention 10,000 hours to become an expert at a craft. But from what I have read so far, hard work doesn’t equal success, you also need opportunities and talent. I have taken five of The Invisible Mentor interviews that I have published on the blog, and extracted the responses to big breaks, mentor influence, and steps to success. As … [Read more...]
Chief Mentoring Officer Interviews: Do Big Breaks, Mentoring, and Hard Work Equal to Success?
December 22, 2011 by
2011 Interviews for Mentoring
December 8, 2011 by
These are some of the people I interviewed this year to act as your mentors. In case you missed any of the interviews, when you get the opportunity, take a moment to read them. While you are reading the interviews, think of what you have in common with the interviewees, and ask yourself, what can I learn from them that I can use in my work and life? You can also find these interviews and more on the Mentors page of the blog Mind your Qs please! She was the first female CEO of a steel company in Canada (Part I) (Part II) She left a successful search consulting business to become a human excellence coach (Part I), (Part II) The life … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Week in Review
July 23, 2011 by
This is what we talked about on The invisible Mentor Blog this week: Review of Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki, Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance Man and Interview with Runa Magnusdottir. Mondays at the Salon After reading The Way of the Samurai by Inazo Nitobe, I extracted seven interesting quotes. Seven Quotations from the Way of the Samurai Booked on Tuesdays This week we reviewed Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki. The book demonstrates how to enchant others by becoming likeable and trustworthy. Review: Enchantment: The Art of Changing … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Interviews Runa Magnusdottir
July 21, 2011 by
Interviewee Name: Runa Magnusdottir, CEO & Founder Company Name: Connected Women Website: http://www.Connected-Women.com Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Runa Magnusdottir: I am an Icelandic woman, I'm an entrepreneur. I've owned companies, bought companies, started up companies, and sold companies throughout my adult life. Today I work doing things that I'm really passionate about and that is to coach business people mainly to help them discover their own passions in life and also help them on the personal branding and marketing side. Avil Beckford: What’s a typical day like for you? Runa … [Read more...]
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