September 2015

Learning to Listen

[blox_column width=”1/1″][/blox_column][blox_heading title=”Does your listening build relationships?” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] One of my favorite definitions of mentoring was coined by Dr. John C. Crosby, founder and executive director of the Uncommon Individual Foundation, an organization dedicated to the field of mentoring. Mentoring is a brain to pick,           an ear …

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Mentoring and Being Mentored

[blox_column width=”1/1″][/blox_column][blox_heading title=”‘Follow me as I follow Christ’” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] Last week, I was sitting with a great man of faith who lives outside of Washington D.C. In recent months, he’s become a new mentor in my life. I found that being mentored in his way includes answering compelling questions about faith, life …

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Qualifications of a Mentor: Four Crucial Skills for the Best of Mentors

[blox_column width=”1/1″][/blox_column][blox_heading title=”I could never mentor. I’m not qualified.” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] Have you ever heard that? Have you said it yourself? Here is a simple truth: every one of us has within us the qualifications of a mentor. They are simple; anyone can mentor. But they take time to master. Everyone can hit …

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Creating Living Circles of Life

[blox_column width=”1/1″][/blox_column][blox_heading title=”And back to intentional…” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] As Summer 2015 draws to a close, my mind has been reflecting on the journey all previous posts on this blog have taken as we’ve gone through, in brief, LDG’s Circle of Life Mentoring Model, beginning here: In our linear world where “B” follows “A” …

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Creativity…And Its Siblings

[blox_column width=”1/1″][/blox_column][blox_heading title=”C.I.D.P Is Not A Disease…” size=”h3″ style=”style5″ animation=”none”][/blox_heading][blox_text animation=”none”] …But it is all about you. Really. I smile when I hear someone say, “I’m not creative.” That may be their impression, or even life-long thinking about creativity. But…that is not exactly true. Of course, when we compare ourselves to a full-fledged artist of …

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