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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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Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring. Already an internationally-ranked swimmer in her native South Africa by the age of 14, du Toit seemed to be a rising star in international athletics. “It’s how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.”. ‘Be Be everything you want to be’.

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The Holy Grail of Investing With Tony Robbins: Mindset Shifts that Lay the Foundation for Financial Freedom

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Personal development and financial success To this day, Robbins draws inspiration from a mentor from his youth, Jim Rohn , an Idaho farm boy who made it big as a motivational speaker and author by holding seminars across the country for 40 years. Rohn taught me that working harder on oneself becomes a mantra for success above everything else.

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

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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. It’s not only about what happens internally, how to build good teams , but also about how you relate with clients.” The man knows what he’s talking about.

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