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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

Success

In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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Goal Setting for Kids: Empowering Future Achievers to Reach Limitless Goals

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Kids develop planning skills. As such, this mindset builds resilience and soft skills essential to leadership. Kids will develop hard skills. This may include growth in knowledge-based skills such as mathematics, reading comprehension, sports, music and more. Just remember that goal setting is itself a skill to learn.

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5 Latina Changemakers Who Are Making a Difference

Success

Jacqueline Vazquez Event planner, educator & mentor Founder and CEO of Lifetime Events , Jacqueline Vazquez is a speaker, educator and mentor, as well as a wellness advocate through her podcast, Inspired by Jacqueline. Her varied vocations and diverse skill set enabled her to pursue her wildest dreams.

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Ask the Coach: I’ve Hit a Career Plateau—What Now?

Success

Sometimes that can come from a mentor. In this case, a coach would probably be better because a mentor might be too kind, too loving. A coach will be able to take a fresh look at your talents, your skills, your personality, and what you were really built for. Sometimes it can come from a coach. A coach won’t have that burden.

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How a SWOT Analysis Can Help You Gain Self Awareness

Success

Is it my organizational skills or my coaching and people skills? This is not an easy question to answer, so talk with a mentor or coach and allow them an opportunity to be extremely honest with you. This article originally appeared in the March/April 2022 Issue of SUCCESS magazine. Where are my superpowers?

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At Your Side: Mentoring in the Workplace

Laughing all the Way to Work

She said that new assistants are mentored for the first year of their working career. They work initially as an assistant-in-training and report to a senior assistant for mentoring and help with anything that comes up on the job. Because of this mentoring program they had no problem hiring young assistants right out of college.

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Gen Z’s Impact On The Workplace: Tech-Enabled And Collaborative

Allwork

The office for Gen Z and junior employees isn’t just a workspace, but also a hub for socializing, skill acquisition, mentorship, and integration into a professional community. This article was written by JLL’s Sanjay Rishi for Work Design Magazine.