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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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Design For Human Aspirations To Attract All Generations

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Effective learning and mentoring require physical proximity; remote work can limit these, especially for junior employees, leading to reduced feedback and learning opportunities which impacts organizational competitiveness. This article was written by Shive-Hattery’s Michelle Jones for Work Design Magazine.

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Modern Mentorship Is Changing, But It’s Still About Relationships

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One day she was lounging by the pool with a good magazine while her daughter practiced diving. It was such a good lesson,” Watts says, “because that’s what we look for from our mentors. You can Google ‘ Do I need a mentor ?’ The formal approach is perfectly fine, Smith notes, as long as it works for you and your mentor. “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. This article originally appeared in the March/April 2024 issue of SUCCESS magazine. A fancy latte or more financial freedom?

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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

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How Deesha Philyaw got her first break This was before the economic collapse of 2008, when media outlets and magazines paid freelancers quite well. It was one of the ones where exposure really did pay off because that’s what got me on the radar of national print publications, newspapers and magazines.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. She’s also been featured in Authority magazine, Pasadena magazine and Voyage LA. Cornish is the co-author of It’s Work! With the U.S.

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