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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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How to Identify Areas for Personal Development in 6 Steps

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Find a mentor Being able to turn to a strong mentor is indispensable. There are all kinds of ways to set up formal mentoring connections, but you don’t necessarily need to do that. They are thoughtful and deliberate—they’re not sitting here on Friday at 4 o’clock saying, ‘I’m going to now mentor you to the next level.’”

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Glenn Sanford Built a Billion-Dollar Business on a Foundation of Simply Never Giving Up

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Editor’s Note: As SUCCESS celebrates 125 years as a magazine, we take the time to reflect and honor the history of the publication and its timeless principles. And so in business, creating a regular cadence—quarterly, weekly—that people can trust helps set up for the next sprint. . What are your big aspirational goals?

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How To Be A Good Mentee: Everything You Need To Know

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Having someone spend the time to be your mentor is a privilege, so it’s normal to wonder how to be a good mentee. A great mentor will be someone you can confide in and learn from, to help guide you in your life, your career and everything that falls in between. What are my short- and long-term goals?

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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I learned how to use Pro Tools, how to record myself and how to EQ [equalize] my vocals a little bit from Simeon Viltz and another mentor who passed away, Brother Mike Hawkins,” he says. What we ended up agreeing on was that merchandise would be the best way to monetize my music. That idea ended up snowballing,” Chance says. “I

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‘Money Boss’ Jo Davison’s 5 Steps for Taking Control of Your Finances

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Now, she runs courses and individual mentoring programs to teach clients how to stop fearing their finances, release shame around money habits and prosper by making their assets work harder than they do. But, once you know the basics, it’s up to you how to continue. So, don’t get stressed about that,’” she says.

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

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Breaking up is never easy. Breaking up with your business partner can be harder than breaking up with your man,” Emerson says. If the goal is to sell the business at a profit , for example, you cannot afford to be mired in anger with your co-founder. The goal is to let go and move on as fast as possible,” Emerson says.

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