Robin's Mentoring Matters Blog
Encourage and inspire youth to reach their potential
Life Lessons When You Stumble and Fall Throughout Life
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...
Positive Qualities Transform Lives and Create Meaningful Relationships
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...
How Many People Do You Encourage to Reach Their Potential?
Have you ever thanked the people who reached out to you and guided you towards reaching your potential? It’s a question I ask when I do mentor training, as there are so many people who have mentored others and they often have no idea how powerful their impact was on...
If You Value Teenagers, Read This! Celebrating Strengths and Leadership.
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...
New User-Friendly Mentoring Book For Anyone Encouraging Youth – FREE Sneak Peek
The final book in my spirit of mentoring series of four books is due out during the next couple of months.This is not the new cover of the book. 52 Mentor Musings to Encourage Anyone Motivating Youth is with my publisher at the moment being prepared for publication....
Effective Mentoring Strategies to Create Positive Connections
Chatting to teenagers? Or, possibly coaching, or teaching teenagers? Or, perhaps you are mentoring a teenager? Here are some fundamental mentoring strategies and tips which could apply to any mentoring relationship, collated from years of global research. Mentors are...
Strategies to Guide Others Effectively and Empathetically
Reaching out to others transforms lives We can all can learn how to be role models to others — employers, parents, coaches, mentors, and educators. Here are twelve strategies gathered from experts over the years to help anyone working with others, but especially with...
Inspiring Young People to Reach Their Potential
Life is about choices. Do you have an idea to inspire and motivate young people to share with the world? Better still, will your idea make a positive difference in your community? How do you share your idea with the global community? As an ‘idealistic dreamer’, I have...
Three Key Tips for The Effective Management of Time
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...
A Determined and Positive Attitude Will Guide Our Choices for Growth
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...