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[Flash] Talk Yourself Up (Mentoring from Carrie Underwood)..READ MORE:

[Flash] Talk Yourself Up (Mentoring from Carrie Underwood) - MentorLead On the music competition show American Idol, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood joined the show recently to mentor the final contestants. When one of them asked her for advice on how she projects confidence when nervous, Carrie responded, “Talk yourself up.” Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, would l...

[Flash] It's OK Not to Be a Mentor (Even If I Want You To)..READ MORE:

[Flash] It's OK Not to Be a Mentor (Even If I Want You To) - MentorLead When rookie quarterback Mark Willis joined the Tennessee Titans, veteran quarterback Ryan Tannehill commented in a press conference, “We’re competing against each other. I don’t think it’s my job to mentor him, but if he learns from me along the way, then that’s a great thing.” His state...

[Flash] Seeking White-Knuckle Moments...

[Flash] Seeking White-Knuckle Moments - MentorLead Phillip Phillips won American Idol in 2012. Since then, he has sold 5 million copies of his hit “Home,” produced three albums, and performed on morning shows, afternoon shows, late shows, and concerts worldwide. This month, Phillip returned to American Idol to debut his new single, “Love Like ...

[Flash] Don't Look For a Mentor. Look Around For Mentoring...READ MORE:

[Flash] Don't Look For a Mentor. Look Around For Mentoring - MentorLead In my house, whenever someone hollers, “I looked. I can’t find it!” I instinctively respond, “Look around.” And when people ask me, “How do I find a mentor?” I offer similar advice… “Don’t look for a mentor. Look around for mentoring.” Last year in one of our leadership mentori...

[Flash] Imagine. Inspire. Involve. (RIP Dr. Paul Farmer)..READ MORE:

[Flash] Imagine. Inspire. Involve. (RIP Dr. Paul Farmer) - MentorLead Over the weekend, I saw the comedy-drama film Dog, Channing Tatum’s directorial debut. The movie follows the road trip of U.S. Army Ranger Briggs and Lulu, a retired military working dog. Briggs is charged with transporting Lulu from Washington to Arizona to attend the funeral of her handler, anot...

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[Flash] When Tom Hanks Heard Wisdom in a Rant - MentorLead While accepting an award at the Golden Globes in January 2020, Tom Hanks shared the story of a director who mentored him in a moment of frustration. In one of his first acting experiences, Tom worked with director Dan Sullivan in the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in 1977. The night the play Hamle...

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[Flash] Who Are You Validating? (this is a Mentor's Superpower) - MentorLead Recently, my new favorite podcast Smartless featured Adam McKay, former head writer for Saturday Night Live and now writer and filmmaker for movies such as The Big Short and Don’t Look Up. One of the hosts asked him, “Who validated you as a writer for the first time?” Adam replied, “Mrs. Sea...

[Flash] When Jiddu Meets Queen Elsa (Care But Don't Mind)..READ MORE:

[Flash] When Jiddu Meets Queen Elsa (Care But Don't Mind) - MentorLead In 1977 in Ojai, California, the great Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti was lecturing on incessant worrying and perpetuated fears. As the story goes, Krishnamurti paused his talk, leaned forward, and asked the audience almost surreptitiously, “Do you want to know what my...

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[Flash] When Jane Mentored Meryl Who Mentored Jane - MentorLead In a Vanity Fair article reflecting on her career in Hollywood, Jane Fonda mused, “I didn’t see myself as a mentor.” But Meryl Streep did. Meryl met Jane in 1976 while filming the movie Julia, Meryl’s film debut. It was her first day ever on a movie set, and Meryl felt lost. Noticing this, J...

[Flash] 5 Questions to Seize Our 4,000 Weeks...READ MORE:

[Flash] 5 Questions to Seize Our 4,000 Weeks - MentorLead Recently I read Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. Being a mortal, I was eager to discover ground-breaking time management strategies. Instead, I encountered an earnest yet jolting discourse asserting that life is mockingly short. According to Burkeman, the average....

[Flash] Streaking (With Your Clothes On)..READ MORE:

[Flash] Streaking (With Your Clothes On) - MentorLead In the 1970s, an odd trend emerged on college campuses called “streaking,” where people ran naked through public areas to shock and amuse others. Then in 2011, the messaging app Snapchat repurposed the term “streak” to gamify the act of exchanging messages multiple days in a row. Snapchat re...

[Flash] Growing Up in a House of Hope...READ MORE:

[Flash] Growing Up in a House of Hope - MentorLead My mom’s typical response to any suggestion or idea is, “Maybe. We’ll see.” This retort was maddening to us as kids. We wanted clarity, conviction, and action – we wanted an instant “Yes!” Instead, we got hesitation, ambiguity, and uncertainty. But my mom’s “Maybe. We’ll see” b...