I just finished a mentoring session tonight and as always, I feel as if I learned more than I advised. The old adage holds true, "To teach is to learn twice." Mentoring is an ancient practice, and...
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I just finished a mentoring session tonight and as always, I feel as if I learned more than I advised. The old adage holds true, "To teach is to learn twice." Mentoring is an ancient practice, and...
Mentoring in this age of social networking may occur to a degree through blog posts, articles, wikis, tweets, status updates, Skype video calls, websites, online videos, and emails, and that is a great start, but I am encouraging something more; a common time where a master unveils his secrets to a student privately.
Two people agreeing to set aside an hour each week or so, to the advancement of the craft and the individual.
===> Could be done through Twitter also to a wide group of willing to learn persons... <===
There is an unspoken covenant between the mentor and the student. I am going to share with you all that I know. You will apply it, add to it, and pass it on to someone else. The mentor doesn’t hold back. The student doesn’t shirk.