by Robin Cox | Jul 5, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring
I was struck down with cancer at the age of nine and underwent some radiation treatment (2.5 times the adult dose), followed by significant major surgery during the next couple of years, and then again when I was 18. My parents were told that I probably had two years...
by Robin Cox | Jun 26, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring
Never stop pursuing your passion and dreams Writing can often be a lonely, even frustrating experience, with many highs and lows. Is this also your experience? While walking along the beautiful beach near my home (see photos above and below), I have been reflecting on...
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...
