Mentoring Minute

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it.

Mentoring Minute: 7 Quotes to Encourage You to Take a Vacation!

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. I used to wear my hard work as a badge of honor by rarely taking time off for vacation. Not anymore! Now, I understand the importance of making work life balance…

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Mentoring Minute: 5 Simple Ways You Can Become An Expert Communicator

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. Legendary CEO Lee Iacocca says, “You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere.” Recently, Business Insider asked me…

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Mentoring Minute: 88 of the Best Leadership Quotes of All Time

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. In my mobile app, Pocket Mentor, a daily guide that helps leaders avoid pitfalls and seize opportunities, I share road-tested advice, been there done that expertise, and cutting…

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Mentoring Minute: A 6 Step Plan to Recover From a Toxic Boss

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. Based on emails from my readers, mountains of research, and my own personal experience, I know how hard it is to decide to leave a position because of…

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Mentoring Minute: 3 Ways to Build Influence Through Kindness

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. Have you noticed that most of the leaders who have influenced you (and the ones you admire most) are likable? There are a few everyday choices your role…

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Mentoring Minute: 5 Simple Ways to Find Joy This Week

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. The holiday season is a time for joy, laughter, giving, and love – but it can also be a very busy (and stressful) time of year for many…

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Mentoring Minute: 5 Reasons You Must Get A Walking Desk Now!

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. It seems as if there’s never enough time to tackle everything that needs to get done – Especially during this time of the year! Unfortunately, the first thing…

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Mentoring Minute: 3 Attitudes To Help You Build Confidence

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. A lot of us wonder why we struggle with confidence from time to time. We want to take that next step to succeed and be happy, but what…

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Mentoring Minute: 5 Ways to Gain the Benefits of a Mentor

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. Having a mentor can be one of the most beneficial relationships in achieving the career and life that you imagine. Yet many people don’t fully appreciate that there are a…

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Mentoring Minute: How To Say Yes Or No With Confidence

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. Do you wonder if you’ve taken on too many projects at work, home, in your community – or all of them combined? It’s flattering when new opportunities or…

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Mentoring Minute: A 6 Step Guide to Building Workplace Relationships

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. Are you someone in the workplace who frequently initiates coffee, lunch, and other casual outings with colleagues? Or do you find yourself focused solely on your work and…

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Mentoring Minute: 5 Proven Ways To Get A Promotion

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. Does this sound like you: I’m motivated, want to add value, learn, grow, take risks, make a greater impact, achieve more influence, and earn more rewards in my career. If…

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Mentoring Minute: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Communicators

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. This week, I’m talking about how to communicate for great impact.  Our work, our relationships, and our lives succeed or fail one conversation at a time. In your Mentoring…

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Mentoring Minute: 3 Ways Envy At Work Can Help You

Welcome to the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. This week, I’m talking about how to deal with envy. We all feel envious of others from time to time. It can work for us or against us.…

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Introducing Your Mentoring Minute: “I’m Not Motivated!”

You asked for videos and today we’re delighted to launch the Mentoring Minute™ series. Each week, I’ll answer a reader question and provide at least one great idea on succeeding at work, winning at life, and enjoying it. This week, I’m talking about motivation! Are you feeling stuck or demotivated right now? Do you feel plagued by procrastination?…

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