

To the Protege: Not Done Cooking
He had been rejected. That's the unvarnished truth. There's no other name for it. However, many organizations have invented their own...


To the Protege: A Word, Please
Mentors can be hard to come by. I conducted a survey of more than 500 people asking them to comment on their happiest and saddest...


To the Protege: Amatur'ed Again
It might have been when I caught myself checking my mirrors, reaching for the turn signal lever extra early, or when I was thinking about...


To the Mentor: Eating for Two
No one raised an eyebrow when she opened up her second package of Cheerios and a bowl, doused it with a thermos of cold milk, and...


To the Protege: Entrust Your Wounds
"Trust your wound to a teacher's surgery. Flies collect on a wound. They cover it, those flies of your self-protecting feelings, your...


To the Protege: Mentoring in the Middle
The famous US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Lewis “Chesty” Puller was known to have said something like this at the battle of the Yalu...


To the Protege: You Might Become Interesting
"In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants. Daniel-san, karate here [touching Daniel’s head]. Karate here [touching Daniel’s...


To the Protege: The Mentoring Edge
No one needs to have a mentor. However, most of the great masters seem to have had one. Hmmmmm…feel free to by-pass this blog post if you...