by Robin Cox | Nov 12, 2024 | coaching leaders, Employers, Mentors, Mentorship, Resiliency, teachers, youth mentoring
How to connect positively with others. Which relationships mean the most to you? Why this choice, or these choices? Did you have any significant relationships with adults, including your parents, during your youth? What made those relationships special? Are you...
by Robin Cox | Nov 10, 2024 | Coaches, Family, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Parents, Relationships, Social workers, teachers, youth mentoring
When last did you complete a jigsaw puzzle? Or do you prefer Crossword puzzles or Sudoku and those types of mind games? I completed a jigsaw puzzle this morning. It took me about three days, though I was doing it at various times of the day and night, as I don’t...
by Robin Cox | Nov 3, 2024 | Coaches, Family, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Parents, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” (Epictetus) “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who...
by Robin Cox | Oct 30, 2024 | coaching leaders, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Parents, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, youth mentoring
What can you remember about your childhood? What were the fun activities you were involved in? How did you keep yourself occupied? Who were your friends? Any special friends? What made these friendships so special? I remember we climbed trees, created our own games...
by Robin Cox | Oct 30, 2024 | Coaches, Coaching leadership, Family, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Relationships, teachers, Uncategorized, youth mentoring
How many times have you been in a formal or informal mentoring relationship with a younger person and wanted to give up on them? Have you actually walked away from a mentoring relationship, as you felt you had given your all? It would be a very normal and human thing...
by Robin Cox | Oct 22, 2024 | coaching leaders, Employers, Family, Mentors, Mentorship, motivating teenagers, Relationships, Resiliency, teachers, youth mentoring
Have you ever wondered how diverse the spirit of mentoring is? Have you thought about how powerful mentoring is during a post-pandemic season? These are questions I have been thinking about a lot as a result of two experiences: watching a movie and looking at a...