Over centuries, mentors have been playing a significant role in the lives of successful people. Mentor first appeared in Homer’s Odyssey where he was left in charge of Telemachus, the young son of King Odysseus who went to fight in the Trojan War. The Goddess Athena disguised as Mentor advised Telemachus when he grew older, to go and search for his father who had now been gone for 20 years. In more recent times, Freddie Laker mentored Sir Richard Branson, Roger Corman mentored Martin Scorcese and Ron Howard, and former Xerox CEO Anne M. Mulcahy mentored Ursula Burns to take over the reins. Since Mentor first appeared, the … [Read more...]
Mondays at the Salon: The Mentor as Invisible
May 9, 2011 by Avil Beckford
Filed Under: Article, How-to, Mentor Yourself, Professional Development, Self-improvement Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Anne M. Mulcahy, Freddie Laker, invisible counselors, Lilian Katz, LinkedIn, Luther Burbank, Mentor, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon Hill, Richard Branson, The Mentor as Invisible, Thomas Paine, Ursula Burns
What Did Napoleon Hill Omit? Invisible Counselors vs. Invisible Mentors
April 26, 2010 by Avil Beckford
The Internet has been abuzz over the past few weeks with Napoleon Hill's Invisible Counselors, but is this technique different from Invisible Mentors? Are people going to turn The Invisible Counselor Technique into a fad like "The Secret" movie where viewers thought they could visualize a goal and have it manifest without taking action, instead of taking the time to do things the correct way. Is there really an easy way out? This post is my reaction to the concept of Invisible Counselors. Please refer to Vishen Lakhiani's original post "Napoleon Hill’s Weird “Invisible Counselor Technique” and Why it Inspired (and Scared) So Many … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Article, Self-Help, Self-improvement Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Carnegie, Charles Darwin, Earl Nightingale, Elbert Hubbard, Henry Ford, Invisible Counselor, Invisible Mentor, Napoleon Hill, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Subconscious, Think & Grow Rich, Think and Grow Rich, Thomas Paine, William James
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