Robin's Mentoring Matters Blog

Encourage and inspire youth to reach their potential
Life Lessons from the 2024 Olympics

Life Lessons from the 2024 Olympics

Did you watch any of the 2024 Olympics? Was there a particular moment or event highlight for you? Have you thought about ways to use the 2024 Olympics to motivate and inspire a young person to reach their potential? Anyone who reads my blogs will know that I love most...

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High Anxiety: A Growing Concern – Positive Steps

High Anxiety: A Growing Concern – Positive Steps

While I was walking along the beach this morning, I was mindful of the different shapes and sizes of footprints of others who had gone ahead of me. I reflected on the fact that the choices we make will heavily impact our footprints on the sands of time. I recalled...

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A Magical True Story For Budding Authors

A Magical True Story For Budding Authors

I switched the lolly from one hand to the other so fast my young granddaughter failed to see this. “Choose a hand!” I say with a mischievous smile. She points confidently at the hand that held the lolly. I open it. Empty. I open the other hand to reveal the lolly....

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With Thanks to an Olympian Who Changed My Life

With Thanks to an Olympian Who Changed My Life

Stumbling into my hero was a life-changing moment. He was humble, selfless, inspirational, and the best in the world. I, too, was stumbling and looking for direction and motivation. When you were young, who was your hero? Do you still have heroes? Who are your guiding...

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