by Robin Cox | Jun 24, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring
How well do you learn from life experiences? Were there any times in your youth when you felt like dropping out of school? Personal issues clouded your judgment, perhaps? Or you felt that you had no-one to turn to? Or you feared leaving school because you had no idea...
by Robin Cox | Jun 23, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, youth mentoring
Never stop chasing your dreams A couple of weeks ago my granddaughter participated in her first gymnastics competition at the age of eight. The previous week she had announced she was giving up gym. However, some encouragement from her parents resulted in her...
by Robin Cox | May 23, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Parents, Relationships, teachers
Do you set your personal best goals? How often do you give up on them? Does the experience feel like you are walking along a rocky path shrouded in mist sometimes — so much unknown? Did you set goals when you were a teenager? Did you ever have someone who helped you...
by Robin Cox | Apr 30, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, Parents, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring
How do you work through social media issues with young people? When I was living and teaching inAustralia, prior to my retirement, we had another teenage suicide linked to cyberbullying. People working in the field of mental health have pointed out, there might be...
by Robin Cox | Apr 24, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Relationships, teachers
How did you deal with a wobbly situation when you were a teenager? How do you deal with wobbly situations today? Jack (18) was a talented sportsman, revered by the younger students. He was a student leader and led with a rod of iron. He battled to understand the need...
