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 | Feb 28, 2025 | coaching leaders, Coaching leadership, Education, Mentors, Mentorship, Parents, Relationships, teachers, youth mentoring
How many times do you stop each week and wonder where time has disappeared to? Or mope about saying, “I don’t have enough time,” or “I am too busy!” or words to that effect? Sixteen-year-old Jason once told me that one of his problems was that he did not finish his...
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...
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...
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...
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...