This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week: Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President, and Deborah Nixon, Founder, Trust Learning Solutions and MyMoneyMindset. Adventures in Learning Having mentors is an excellent way to accelerate your career, but in their absence, invisible mentors are great substitutes. However, you have to know exactly what you are trying to get from mentors, you have to know what you are trying to achieve in life, and then you have to practice reflective self-mentoring to get to where you need to be. 15 Great Resources for Self-Mentoring Booked for … [Read more...]
Profile of Wisdom: Thomas Jefferson, Philosopher, Statesman and Third President
May 23, 2012 by
A lawyer by profession, Thomas Jefferson drafted the American Declaration of Independence. His biggest fait accompli was skilfully negotiating with France to purchase the state of Louisiana in 1803, which nearly doubled the size of the United States. Jefferson was also an inventor, and he is credited with helping to define the duties and regulations of the United States Patent Office. Name: Thomas Jefferson Birth Date: April 1743 – July 1826 Job Functions: President, Lawyer, Inventor Fields: Politics and Law Known For: Drafting the Declaration of Independence and Third President of the United States. Thomas Jefferson, … [Read more...]
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