It’s still the beginning of 2013, and I’m setting the tone for what’s to come before I dive in head first. I have many ideas dancing in my head, and I’m trying to figure things out. Steve Jobs understood the interrelationship of disciplines – art and technology- and achieved great success with that. In my case, I have been wondering, which disciplines should converge to form something great. First I was thinking it would be technology and literature with the upcoming Virtual Literary Tour Around the World, but when I really thought about it, it was the interrelationship of technology, literature as well as geography. This is an … [Read more...]
7 Mentoring Tips from Invisible Mentors
August 9, 2012 by
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...]
Mentor Yourself – An Interview With Drew Dudley, Founder & Chief Catalyst Part II
May 4, 2012 by
Invisible Mentor: Drew Dudley, Founder & Chief Catalyst Company Name: Nuance Leadership Development Services, Inc. Website: http://nuanceleadership.ca/ Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Drew Dudley: The way I make my living is by using more than a couple of sentences at a time. I’m a professional speaker, an educator, and trying to be a writer and I absolutely love what I do. Avil Beckford: How did mentors influence your life? Drew Dudley: Because I was looking for mentors in a conventional sense - who your boss is, who does what you do, and who you look up to - for most of my life I … [Read more...]
Booked for Mentoring: Review of The Flinch by Julien Smith
January 17, 2012 by
The Flinch is a great book for mentoring because it teaches us to step outside our comfort zone, and it assures us that we are not our mistakes. Because we have failed before, doesn’t mean we will not succeed. Failure is feedback, inventor Thomas Edison said, “If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.” The Flinch by Julien Smith is one of the books in Seth Godin’s Domino Project, and is distributed for free to spread the message. I read it on my computer (I have the Kindle apps) and it takes under an hour to read. Smith includes … [Read more...]
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