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 | 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 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...
by Robin Cox | Apr 15, 2025 | coaching leaders, Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring
How much do you value relationships? Can you remember the relationships you had when you were an adolescent? Did you belong to a small clique, or did you have a wide circle of friends? Or, were you a bit of a loner? Did you have a wise guide on the side, speaking to...
by Robin Cox | Apr 1, 2025 | Coaching leadership, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Parents, Relationships, teachers
Do you have teenage children? Do you teach or coach teenagers? Do you work in any way with teenagers? Some time ago, I heard that a young man I mentored in the late 1980’s had passed away in 2017. I don’t know what happened, and I am still saddened that Agrippa is no...
