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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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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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For Rudolph, the goal was everything. Never one to let a perceived disability stand in the way of his goals, he pursued athletics with his heart and soul. Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring. And this from a woman who wasn’t able to walk normally until she was nearly 12.

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Product/Program Promotion Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned Expert Interview

Stephanie LH Calahan

Late in October I'm launching the 30-Day Challenge to Get it Done, a group and e-learning program that guarantees success with a strongly desired goal. Mentor and Certified Strategic Business Leadership Coach. From 2002 - 2006 she co-owned and built the largest Long Island, NY. pioneers of the coaching profession.

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

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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. He is 25 years older, and he was my mentor early in my career. Instead, be clear about your objective during the process. David MacVean.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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But he made diversity in the workplace a strategic initiative , laid down goals and linked those goals to manager pay. Not only did the PWD task force ensure compliance, they “established a worldwide accessibility project office” in 2002 to ensure all products and services were made accessible. Our wait list has a wait list.”

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