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A Determined and Positive Attitude Will Guide Our Choices for Growth

A Determined and Positive Attitude Will Guide Our Choices for Growth

by Robin Cox | Feb 19, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Employers, Mentors, Mentorship, Relationships, teachers

How do we guide those we mentor in the months and years ahead? What can we learn from our experiences about life, relationships, and the needs of our global community that must be addressed? These are tough questions and there are no easy answers unfortunately. Let me...
10 Proven Strategies to Become an Effective Influencer

10 Proven Strategies to Become an Effective Influencer

by Robin Cox | Feb 4, 2025 | business people, coaching leaders, Mentors, Mentorship, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring

Can you name one leader, or person of influence who has significantly impacted your life? What happened? While enjoying a cup of coffee, I was reflecting on the many leaders I have either worked under or met during the past five decades. Which were the leaders I had...
The 10 Most Important Life Lessons My Students Taught Me

The 10 Most Important Life Lessons My Students Taught Me

by Robin Cox | Jan 30, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring

What is the greatest life lesson a young person has taught you? Can you remember the actual time and place where that occurred? I was thinking about this recently as I continued my research for my new mentoring book due out later this year: 52 Mentor Musings: to...
Invest Time in Life-Changing Decisions

Invest Time in Life-Changing Decisions

by Robin Cox | Jan 24, 2025 | Coaching leadership, employer, Mentors, Mentorship, Relationships, teachers, Young adults, youth mentoring

I was reflecting on the amazing people who reached out to me during tough times in my life, and guided me closer to reaching my potential. They tolerated my inconsistent behavior, my cheek, my nonsense, my sense of insecurity and self-doubt, mostly hiding my feelings...
We All Want to be Loved and Valued: Words of Wisdom to Inspire and Motivate

We All Want to be Loved and Valued: Words of Wisdom to Inspire and Motivate

by Robin Cox | Jan 16, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring

“What are your top five life lessons you can share with me?” Imagine someone asking you that question. How would you respond? Like many others, from time to time some pearls of wisdom cross my desk. The two lists I share in this post can be shared with anyone, no...
Mastering the Number One Survival Skill: Regulating Your Mind

Mastering the Number One Survival Skill: Regulating Your Mind

by Robin Cox | Jan 9, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, youth mentoring

The Number One Survivor Skill …. The number one survival skill is… the power to regulate your thoughts. Some call it resilience, mental toughness or grit. Others call it perseverance, fortitude or mental powers. The bottom line is… it is ALL self-regulation....
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  • 52 Mentor Musings To Encourage Anyone Motivating Youth 52 Mentor Musings To Encourage Anyone Motivating Youth
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  • 7 Key Qualities of Effective Teachers 7 Key Qualities of Effective Teachers: Encouragement for Christian Educators
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