Mentoring Effectively

The Art of Mentoring

Being a mentor is a role that comes with a lot of pride and responsibility. The pride lies in achieving a position from where you can help others with the hindsight of your experience, and the responsibility lies in the fact that you will be playing a vital role in the careers and lives of those you decide to help.

When you take on the role of a mentor, you may make the mistake of getting emotionally involved in the success of your protégés. That, however, is the biggest mistake a mentor can make! It may sound like an oxymoron, but mentorship is actually the art of detached involvement.

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Sponsor a Teacher Revived!!!

I cannot express how excited I am. As most of you know I had made the decision four or five months ago to let go of the non-profit I started in 1998 as I could not get enough 'umph' behind it to really make it successful and I was running out of steam myself.

Well .... inspiration hit me last night and I am totally rejuvenated and over the moon at the possibilities for it. The best part is I don't have to worry about the change of focus affecting my designation as the focus is still the same ... supporting public school classrooms to improve the educational experience of the students ... but now it is embracing a 'green' perspective.

Sponsor a Teacher will be working with those classrooms who want to embrace a 'green' approach to their educational experience thus ensuring their students embrace an environmentally friendly learning experience and lifestyle.

I am not 100% sure how this is going to happen or unfold over the next few months but stayed tuned also ...

We are reviving our board of directors and need to find six amazing individuals who are a variety of backgrounds that would like to spend 2 - 3 hours a month at a meeting lending their time, expertise and financial support.

Your time would be the 2 - 3 hours at monthly board meetings and other communication between these meetings.

Your expertise would be in either Marketing, Public Relations, Legal, Financial, Education - K-8 or 9 - 12 teaching or administrative, and IT.

Your financial support would be to bring with you potential donors and donations to help cover the costs of administrative services and overhead fees such as web hosting, website design, marketing, and public relations costs.

Please contact me if you are interested in becoming an active and participative member of the board or would like to volunteer your time/services to help get this amazing program off the ground.

Have a wonderful and abundant 4th of July!

Namaste,
Karen

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Therapy in Transition LLC & Sponsor a Teacher Program Inc.
www.therapyintransition.org & www.sponsorateacher.org

Welcome

Hey ... it is the Summer Solstice today and what a great way to celebrate by starting something new and completely different. I am new to blogging and haven't really thought of myself as a blogger but this morning I was hit with the inspiration to become one. As I was sitting drinking my morning coffee while working on the website of my new company I received this, I guess the best word to describe it is inspiration. Ironically I still have not even read any other blogs to see what people are writing about and discussing but I trust my intuition that starting this blog is something which will be good for all those which are drawn to read, comment, and share.

My intention is to post four or five times a week to share my experiences of starting my own business - Therapy in Transition. Oh I grew up in a family owned business so being in business is not new and I started a non-profit organization called Sponsor a Teacher Program which ironically and surprisingly has been a long time in the making; but this organization my husband and I are starting is really about me embracing my own personal growth experience while truly allowing my passion for helping others to shine through without allowing fear to enter into the race of finding success.

I hope by sharing my experiences of starting my own business that those individuals which read my blog will enjoy it, learn something, and be willing to share it.

Embrace your inner wisdom!

Until next time, I'm in gratitude for all you do.

Karen