Coaching and Mentoring are two things that are close to my heart. And so I picked up the book “One Minute Mentoring” by Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz recently to enhance my own skillsets. It is a small book written in story form to illustrate certain important aspects of mentoring. At the end of the… Continue reading MENTOR – A Mentoring Model
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3 Guiding Principles for Powerful Communication
Effective communication is one of the most important skills we can develop, yet many of us fall short in this area. “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with… Continue reading 3 Guiding Principles for Powerful Communication
The Hero’s Journey – Equipping for your journey
Yesterday, we spoke of the Hero’s journey, what the process is like, and that perhaps it is time to embark on your own personal hero’s journey. As we embark on our journeys, we each have been given unique gifts for our journey, pretty much like how Galadriel was giving the Fellowship gifts before they leave Lothlórien in… Continue reading The Hero’s Journey – Equipping for your journey
Coaching vs. Mentoring
Many people often ponder about the difference between Coaching and Mentoring, and often times the two are used interchangeably. The roles of a coach and a mentor are really quite different although we often see coaches doing some mentoring, and mentors doing some coaching. Let’s look at coaching and mentoring separately: Mentoring Mentoring usually entails… Continue reading Coaching vs. Mentoring