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[Flash] Talk Yourself Up (Mentoring from Carrie Underwood)..READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-talk-yourself-up-mentoring-from-carrie-underwood/

[Flash] Talk Yourself Up (Mentoring from Carrie Underwood) - MentorLead On the music competition show American Idol, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood joined the show recently to mentor the final contestants. When one of them asked her for advice on how she projects confidence when nervous, Carrie responded, “Talk yourself up.” Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, would l...

[Flash] It's OK Not to Be a Mentor (Even If I Want You To)..READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-its-ok-not-to-be-a-mentor-even-if-i-want-you-to/

[Flash] It's OK Not to Be a Mentor (Even If I Want You To) - MentorLead When rookie quarterback Mark Willis joined the Tennessee Titans, veteran quarterback Ryan Tannehill commented in a press conference, “We’re competing against each other. I don’t think it’s my job to mentor him, but if he learns from me along the way, then that’s a great thing.” His state...

[Flash] Seeking White-Knuckle Moments...http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-seeking-white-knuckle-moments/

[Flash] Seeking White-Knuckle Moments - MentorLead Phillip Phillips won American Idol in 2012. Since then, he has sold 5 million copies of his hit “Home,” produced three albums, and performed on morning shows, afternoon shows, late shows, and concerts worldwide. This month, Phillip returned to American Idol to debut his new single, “Love Like ...

[Flash] Don't Look For a Mentor. Look Around For Mentoring...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-dont-look-for-a-mentor-look-around-for-mentoring/

[Flash] Don't Look For a Mentor. Look Around For Mentoring - MentorLead In my house, whenever someone hollers, “I looked. I can’t find it!” I instinctively respond, “Look around.” And when people ask me, “How do I find a mentor?” I offer similar advice… “Don’t look for a mentor. Look around for mentoring.” Last year in one of our leadership mentori...

[Flash] Imagine. Inspire. Involve. (RIP Dr. Paul Farmer)..READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-imagine-inspire-involve-rip-dr-paul-farmer/

[Flash] Imagine. Inspire. Involve. (RIP Dr. Paul Farmer) - MentorLead Over the weekend, I saw the comedy-drama film Dog, Channing Tatum’s directorial debut. The movie follows the road trip of U.S. Army Ranger Briggs and Lulu, a retired military working dog. Briggs is charged with transporting Lulu from Washington to Arizona to attend the funeral of her handler, anot...

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[Flash] When Tom Hanks Heard Wisdom in a Rant - MentorLead While accepting an award at the Golden Globes in January 2020, Tom Hanks shared the story of a director who mentored him in a moment of frustration. In one of his first acting experiences, Tom worked with director Dan Sullivan in the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in 1977. The night the play Hamle...

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[Flash] Who Are You Validating? (this is a Mentor's Superpower) - MentorLead Recently, my new favorite podcast Smartless featured Adam McKay, former head writer for Saturday Night Live and now writer and filmmaker for movies such as The Big Short and Don’t Look Up. One of the hosts asked him, “Who validated you as a writer for the first time?” Adam replied, “Mrs. Sea...

[Flash] When Jiddu Meets Queen Elsa (Care But Don't Mind)..READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-when-jiddu-meets-queen-elsa-care-but-dont-mind/

[Flash] When Jiddu Meets Queen Elsa (Care But Don't Mind) - MentorLead In 1977 in Ojai, California, the great Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti was lecturing on incessant worrying and perpetuated fears. As the story goes, Krishnamurti paused his talk, leaned forward, and asked the audience almost surreptitiously, “Do you want to know what my...

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[Flash] When Jane Mentored Meryl Who Mentored Jane - MentorLead In a Vanity Fair article reflecting on her career in Hollywood, Jane Fonda mused, “I didn’t see myself as a mentor.” But Meryl Streep did. Meryl met Jane in 1976 while filming the movie Julia, Meryl’s film debut. It was her first day ever on a movie set, and Meryl felt lost. Noticing this, J...

[Flash] 5 Questions to Seize Our 4,000 Weeks...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-5-questions-to-seize-our-4000-weeks/

[Flash] 5 Questions to Seize Our 4,000 Weeks - MentorLead Recently I read Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. Being a mortal, I was eager to discover ground-breaking time management strategies. Instead, I encountered an earnest yet jolting discourse asserting that life is mockingly short. According to Burkeman, the average....

[Flash] Streaking (With Your Clothes On)..READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-streaking-with-your-clothes-on/

[Flash] Streaking (With Your Clothes On) - MentorLead In the 1970s, an odd trend emerged on college campuses called “streaking,” where people ran naked through public areas to shock and amuse others. Then in 2011, the messaging app Snapchat repurposed the term “streak” to gamify the act of exchanging messages multiple days in a row. Snapchat re...

[Flash] Growing Up in a House of Hope...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-growing-up-in-a-house-of-hope/

[Flash] Growing Up in a House of Hope - MentorLead My mom’s typical response to any suggestion or idea is, “Maybe. We’ll see.” This retort was maddening to us as kids. We wanted clarity, conviction, and action – we wanted an instant “Yes!” Instead, we got hesitation, ambiguity, and uncertainty. But my mom’s “Maybe. We’ll see” b...

[Flash] My Gramps Was Santa Claus...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-my-gramps-was-santa-claus/

[Flash] My Gramps Was Santa Claus - MentorLead My grandfather was 38 years sober when he died. He entered Alcoholics Anonymous at age 50, committed to pivoting his life. I think of Gramps fondly at this time of year because he looked like Santa Claus: thick white hair, big round protruding belly, bulbous red nose, and a hearty laugh. I don’t p...

[Flash] UPS Driver's Five Decades of Wisdom...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-ups-drivers-five-decades-of-wisdom/

[Flash] UPS Driver's Five Decades of Wisdom - MentorLead Tom Camp started driving a UPS truck in 1962. Today he holds the safest driving recording in UPS history: 59 years 1+ million miles 5+ million deliveries 0 accidents Tom graciously attributes his safety record to UPS’s excellent training program and accountability. But we must also credit Tom’s ...

[Flash] Nobody Knows Anything... Including Your Mentor...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-nobody-knows-anything-including-your-mentor/

[Flash] Nobody Knows Anything... Including Your Mentor - MentorLead I just finished listening to That’ll Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Netflix’s co-founder, Marc Randolph. In his compelling memoir, Marc referenced screenwriter William Goldman (All The President’s Men; The Princess Bride), who described Hollywood in three w...

[Flash] When Colin Jost Spot Mentored Michael Che onto SNL...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-when-colin-jost-spot-mentored-michael-che-onto-snl/

[Flash] When Colin Jost Spot Mentored Michael Che onto SNL - MentorLead On a recent episode of Sunday Sitdown, Willie Geist interviewed Michael Che about his journey to the cast of Saturday Night Live. Michael Che was a standup comic in NYC when he met Colin Jost, a comedian and sketch writer for SNL. Michael was performing a comedy set in Brooklyn when Colin casually a...

[Flash] Advice from my Dogs on Enjoying the Holidays...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-advice-from-my-dogs-on-enjoying-the-holidays/

[Flash] Advice from my Dogs on Enjoying the Holidays - MentorLead Thanksgiving can be fabulous and fierce, soulful and stressful. I’ve observed my dogs Elwood and Flash masterfully navigate the fickleness of this holiday for years. And here’s the advice I’m confident they would offer all of us to ensure festivity and folly: 1. Greet everyone eagerly. My dogs...

[Flash] The Courage to be Mentored...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-the-courage-to-be-mentored/

[Flash] The Courage to be Mentored - MentorLead When I was an attorney, I worked at a large law firm in Silicon Valley, representing entrepreneurs. One day a recruiter from a competing firm called and intrigued me with a different model for practicing law and enticed me with the prospect of exciting projects. I was conflicted. I didn’t want to ...

[Flash] Swim Coach or Lifeguard?...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-swim-coach-or-lifeguard/

[Flash] Swim Coach or Lifeguard? - MentorLead On Sunday, I was in the bleachers watching my 12-year-old niece swim the 1,000-meter freestyle (40 laps!) in a local swim meet. It was the first time she had ever attempted the distance, and she crushed it! During the race, I also enjoyed watching the team’s swim coach on the side of the pool ener...

[Flash] Snowflakes Never Feel Responsible for Avalanches...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-snowflakes-never-feel-responsible-for-avalanches/

[Flash] Snowflakes Never Feel Responsible for Avalanches - MentorLead “No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” ~ credited to philosopher Voltaire and Polish poet Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Every election, I feel like a snowflake. I am not responsible for the choices on the ballot. My vote doesn’t feel like it impacts the election. And I practically forget...

[Flash] 13 Reasons to Mentor...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-13-reasons-to-mentor/

[Flash] 13 Reasons to Mentor - MentorLead Many of our fearless leaders are preparing to launch their mentoring programs in January, so they have already started to recruit participants. But they are a bit anxious about getting enough Mentors signed up to meet the demand. Their concern? People are “too busy” and “burned out.” Ironica...

[Flash] Air Traffic Control Doesn't Give Feedback...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-air-traffic-control-doesnt-give-feedback/

[Flash] Air Traffic Control Doesn't Give Feedback - MentorLead For flights up to 10 hours’ duration, the FAA tolerates errors of no more than two nautical miles per hour of circular error on 95 percent of a plane’s flights. In other words, a pilot must keep the airplane within one nautical mile on each side of the intended flight path for 95 percent of […...

[Flash] Micro-Mentoring with Newspaper Clippings...My dad was never one to sit down and give advice...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-micro-mentoring-with-newspaper-clippings/

[Flash] Micro-Mentoring with Newspaper Clippings - MentorLead My dad was never one to sit down and give advice. We never had father-daughter talks. Perhaps he didn’t feel confident or competent doing so. This month marks 18 years since he passed away, so I can’t ask him… But my dad was a prolific micro-mentor. Micro-mentoring: sharing wisdom in atomicall...

[Flash] Tell Me About..."How was school today?" I would ask my stepkids whenever they visited. I was eager to engage and deepen our friendship...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-tell-me-about/

[Flash] Tell Me About... - MentorLead “How was school today?” I would ask my stepkids whenever they visited. I was eager to engage and deepen our friendship. Invariably, they would respond, “Fine.” “Good.” “OK.” Feeling very clever, I’d be ready with my retort, “Why was it fine/good/OK?” Of course, they would try t...

[Flash] Finding Wisdom in 11 Answers...When author Tim Ferris turned 40, he was seeking answers for his life...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-finding-wisdom-in-11-answers/

[Flash] Finding Wisdom in 11 Answers - MentorLead When author Tim Ferris turned 40, he was seeking answers for his life. So, he drafted 11 questions and sent them to 100 people asking for their wisdom. He then published their answers in a book entitled Tribe of Mentors. Driven by my commitment to mentor (and my birthday), I decided to explore these...

[Flash] The Hang - One Thing We Can Control...I heard an interview recently with actors Martin Short and Steve Martin...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-the-hang-one-thing-we-can-control/

[Flash] The Hang - One Thing We Can Control - MentorLead I heard an interview recently with actors Martin Short and Steve Martin. Reflecting on their solid friendship, Martin Short said, “The only thing you can control in a work situation is ‘the hang.'” Steve Martin added, “There are three things to a movie: was it a hit? was it any good? and did...

[Flash] When Koko the Gorilla Broke the Sink...Koko is one of the world's most famous gorillas...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/flash-when-koko-the-gorilla-broke-the-sink/

[Flash] When Koko the Gorilla Broke the Sink - MentorLead Koko is one of the world’s most famous gorillas. Born in 1971 at the San Francisco zoo, she lived 46 years, enjoying most of her life at The Gorilla Foundation’s preserve in the Santa Cruz Mountains. What made Koko famous was her ability to communicate using American Sign Language. Koko knew mor...

[Flash] Inadvertent Mentoring (How to Be a Better Boss)...Recently I discovered a conflict on my calendar - I had two client meetings scheduled simultaneously...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-inadvertent-mentoring-how-to-be-a-better-boss/

[Flash] Inadvertent Mentoring (How to Be a Better Boss) - MentorLead Recently I discovered a conflict on my calendar – I had two client meetings scheduled simultaneously. I asked Lue, our Director of Operations, to cover one of those meetings for me – a strategic session with the mentoring program team at a hospital. When we connected afterward for a debrief, Lue...

[Flash] Standing Man...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-standing-man/

[Flash] Standing Man | MentorLead In the movie Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks plays James Donovan, an attorney appointed to represent Rudolf Abel, accused of spying for the Soviet Union. Abel was convicted, and the CIA harassed Donovan to breach attorney-client privilege by revealing his conversations with Abel, which he refused to do.....

[Flash] When Ted Lasso Mentored the Mentor...READ MORE: http://mentorlead.com/blog/flash-when-ted-lasso-mentored-the-mentor/

[Flash] When Ted Lasso Mentored the Mentor | MentorLead I’m obsessed with the Apple TV show Ted Lasso, the story of a gregarious, sometimes goofy, American football coach who is recruited to coach soccer in England (despite his lack of knowledge of the sport). This week’s episode involved Coach Lasso helping the team’s captain Isaac McAdoo get his ...