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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. The very next year, she took to the pool at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and won not only two events for athletes with physical challenges, but also became the first amputee athlete to qualify for the final of a regular event when she swam the 800-meter freestyle.

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James Dyson: The Ever-Tinkering Engineer

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He politely answered questions about his startup years and tough business decisions (in 2002, he moved production of his machines from Malmesbury, a small town in England, to Malaysia; more on this later). James Dyson is one of Britain’s biggest stories Dyson’s mentoring extended beyond his own research and development department.

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

Stephanie LH Calahan

Mentor and Certified Strategic Business Leadership Coach. From 2002 - 2006 she co-owned and built the largest Long Island, NY. Andrea Feinberg is President of Coaching Insight, LLC and is among the. pioneers of the coaching profession. A business owner of 24 years, Andrea has an M.B.A. Associates.

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How to Survive a Recession, According to a 91-Year-Old Business

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A fire in the restaurant’s kitchen in April 2002 forced the owners to scramble to become operational again before the summer rush. Reaching out to a free SCORE mentor can also be helpful, LaMonaca says: “We are not judgmental; we are accessible; we’re kind of a safe place for people to go when they’re under stress.”

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

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He is 25 years older, and he was my mentor early in my career. My best friend and neighbor opened a boutique with me in 2002, and for most of the nine years we owned it, it was fabulous. I worked with my partner since the 1980s at both a big bank and a small business. I spent more time with her than my husband.

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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. Students find mentors, a sense of community and a place to find answers to their questions. Our wait list has a wait list.”

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