To the Protege: Counseling Profs May Frown
When I went to college a hundred years ago, I majored in counseling. Getting new counselors to adopt the habits, roles, and practices of...
To the Mentor: Just a Few Men in the Room
I discovered long ago that if you pay close attention to others, you might just hear the voice of God, or even a generation speaking back...
To the Mentor: Protege is Written in Ink
What if, when you showed up places, your favorite music was playing softly? Your favorite foods had been placed in view? Your hosts...
To the Protege: Genuine Imitation
I love words. I love finding just the right word to describe a feeling, a scene, an aspiration, or the precise concept because I like...
To the Mentor: A Pain Observed
A mentor is not a therapist. A therapist, however, may be a mentor or offer care through a mentoring method. But let's be clear: A mentor...
To the Protege: It's Mentoring Month!
It's "National Mentoring Month" in the United States. Since 2002, mentoring has been a focal point for US presidents, leading nonprofit...
To the Protege: Cultivating a Swiss Army Soul
Rigidity is an option…I suppose. I don't know what causes a boy or a girl to approach life with tight hands, furrows for eyebrows, and a...
To the Protege: Becoming Who You Are
You never know where these so-called proverbs actually come from, but I was told this one was Scottish. Perhaps, many older cultures have...
Mentoring in Media 1: “I Cried When Dumbledore Died”
My experience with the Potter stories did not begin with the popular Warner Brothers Pictures film series; it started with the books....
To the Protege: La La La La La La La
Agh! It's happening again! I've got a song from my current favorite band stuck in my head. When I wake up in the morning, the song is...
