Today I sit and read all the applications to this years mentoring program at the university in Stavanger, and they all impress me for their motivation. Not only for joining this program, but overall both education and their work experience. A lot of them are raised in one country, education in two different countries and even some of them on their second masted education. I really looking forward to meet them in a couple of hours and to interview them. Stavanger here I come…
The energy of a conversation
My first ever seminar, session 1, is with Belinda Baillie. And she talked about energy – attitude and connection… powerful…
The title was: «Working with the energy of a conversation and dancing with the magic».
As a mentor i know how important energy is, both for myself, but also for my mentees. She talked about the seven levels within psychology, emotions, thoughts and souls. How important it is for you to accept all this within yourself and then accepting them in your mentee. Recognize where they are…
And at last a saying from Shakespeare: “Nothing is good or bad, thinking make it so”…
How to get most of your mentor
- Be sure to get the right mentor. Before you find a mentor take the time to find out why you want a mentor and what you think the mentor can do for you.
- Have a clear overview over who you are. I like to use SWOT-analyzes from the businessworld, Your strength, your weaknesses, your potential/opportunities and in the end what can stop you for getting to your goals.
- Be prepared and joine your mentor in the dance (dancing in the moment). Be prepared for every meeting and try to answer and reflect on everything your mentor asks you.
Is someone having others?
Merry christmas
Merry christmas everyone.
Thank you for 2015 with my first book out in english and the next coming in a couple of month. And best wishes for 2016!
Happy mentoring!
A good life
We all strive for a good life, and we are not sure how to get it. But a common mistake is that things or money will get you a good life, but that is not true, yes you can buy more but will you be more happy then?
You must ask yourself, «What, for me, would be a good life?»
The things for a good life must come within and from you yourself, but I can give you some tip. I find these tip from Jim Rohn and I want to give them to you, this will be a good start for 2016.
1. Productivity. You won’t be happy if you don’t produce. The game of life is not rest. Yes, we must rest, but only long enough to gather strength to get back to productivity.
2. Good friends. Friendship is probably the greatest support system in the world, so don’t deny yourself the time to develop it. Nothing can match it. It’s extraordinary in its benefit.
3. Your culture. Language, music, ceremonies, traditions, dress. All of that is so vitally important that you must keep it alive. The uniqueness of all of us, when blended together, brings vitality, energy, power, influence, and rightness to the world.
4. Spirituality. It helps to form the foundation of the family that builds the nation. And make sure you study, practice and teach—don’t be careless about the spiritual part of your nature because it’s what makes us who we are, different from dogs, cats, birds and mice.
5. Don’t miss anything. My parents taught me not to miss anything, not the game, the performance, the movie, the dance. Just before my father died at 93, if you were to call him at 10:30 or 11 at night, he wouldn’t be home. He was at the rodeo, he was watching the kids play softball, he was listening to the concert, he was at church—he was somewhere every night.
6. Your family and the inner circle. Invest in them, and they’ll invest in you. Inspire them, and they’ll inspire you. Take care of the details with your inner circle.
The inner dialogue
Every no and then I am surprised of how people talk about themselves and to themselves. I am characterized as an very positiv person and I try to be that. And I am always disturbed when people say that they are not going to manage this or that. I am trying to tell them that what you want is what you get and right no you DONT want to succeed. The answer I get is not suitable for writing, but Iḿ not giving up to pass on the positive message.
If we do a test: Pause for a second and think about the thoughts you’ve had all day today. Do a little audit of how many positive versus negative thoughts you’ve had since waking up.
I really hope that itś more positive than negative…
I use to say to people on my trainings and the people I mentor: «If you talked to your friends the way you are talking to yourself, you will have no friends»…
So tomorrow BE POSITIVE…
Some of my tools come from mental training, just Google it and you will find a lot of webpages.
My favorite is a Norwegian coach and mental trainer, Erik Bertrand Larssen, he has launch his two books about mental trying in English. «No Mercy» and «Hell week» are two exceptional books, read more on his webpage.
In Entrepreneurship, Mentoring Makes All the Difference
After interviewed almost 30 different entrepreneurs in 16 different countries for the book «Changing Lives – The Entrepreneurial Way», I have heard a thing or two about mentoring and the importance of a mentor. A mentor could be the one thing you do that can make you a success. The magazine Entrepreneur is having a lot of articles about mentoring an entrepreneur.
AYELE SHAKUR is Executive Director of BUILD Greater Boston and she is saying in the magazine Entrepreneur that many people question whether they have enough experience to be a mentor. Generally speaking she say, if you have professional work experience or have been in the trenches as an entrepreneur for over a year, then you have what it takes to be a good mentor and pass along your knowledge and insights to the next generation.
Mentors come in all shapes in sizes. Some are seasoned professionals, some are serial entrepreneurs, retirees, recent college grads and everything in between. What most mentors have in common is that they care about youth and are passionate about giving back.
Research shows that the skills needed to come up with a business idea, and then execute it, are the same ones needed for academic and career success. The ability to communicate and collaborate, to problem solve and innovate and to persevere through the inevitable highs and lows of launching a new business are the 21st Century skills needed to thrive in today’s economy.
If you want to read my book, you can click on the book cover and order it.
Changing Lives – The Entrepreneurial Way
FINALLY, the book is out!
I have gathered 27 stories from 16 countries in a 152 pages book. In all the years I have been working with youth companies I have been hearing all these interesting and unique stories about youth companies, that have gone out and done well in «real life». These are stories that I have used in my teaching, and when I talk to and with people. And all these stories fascinate people…This is an inspirational book for teachers, entrepreneurs or businesspeople. For everybody who’s working with entrepreneurship.
Here you can read about the impact Young Enterprise has done for the entrepreneurs lives. These are the future business leaders in Europe…
I will also like to thank Young Enterprise for their support, and especially Caroline Jenner.
Click on the picture and order a copy today
Happiness
Was one of you dreams about happiness?
The majority of us pretend happiness is around the corner, almost within reach. As long as we come to the other side of the New Year. Now if only we try a little harder, earn a little more, put a few more goals, find another partner, take one more training, get a second child, it happens … Then we are happy!
But «Project Happiness» is a mirage, which very rarely come true and even more rarely maintained for very long. Often we describe happiness as something that comes in flashes, in seconds or minutes at a time. But who says it need to be? Why do we think that happiness can only be experienced glimpses?
What is happiness for you?
And how are you trying to achieve happiness every day – consciously or unconsciously?
You know the saying: The glass is half empty or half full? It is up to you to decide.
I believe that happiness is a choice, and its a choice you make EVERY DAY!!!
Achieving Your Dreams
This is an article from Jim Rohn and is newsletter, get on the list her
While most people spend most of their lives struggling to earn a living, a much smaller number seem to have everything going their way. Instead of just earning a living, the smaller group is busily working at building and enjoying a fortune. Everything just seems to work out for them. And here sits the much larger group, wondering how life can be so unfair, so complicated and unjust. What’s the major difference between the little group with so much and the larger group with so little?
Despite all of the factors that affect our lives—like the kind of parents we have, the schools we attended, the part of the country we grew up in—none has as much potential power for affecting our futures as our ability to dream.
Dreams are a projection of the kind of life you want to lead. Dreams can drive you. Dreams can make you skip over obstacles. When you allow your dreams to pull you, they unleash a creative force that can overpower any obstacle in your path. To unleash this power, though, your dreams must be well defined. A fuzzy future has little pulling power. Well-defined dreams are not fuzzy. Wishes are fuzzy. To really achieve your dreams, to really have your future plans pull you forward, your dreams must be vivid.
If you’ve ever hiked a 14,000-foot peak in the Rocky Mountains, one thought has surely come to mind: “How did the settlers of this country do it?” How did they get from the East Coast to the West Coast? Carrying one day’s supply of food and water is hard enough. Can you imagine hauling all of your worldly goods with you… mile after mile, day after day, month after month? These people had big dreams. They had ambition. They didn’t focus on the hardship of getting up the mountain.
In their minds, they were already on the other side–their bodies just hadn’t gotten them there yet! Despite all of their pains and struggles, all of the births and deaths along the way, those who made it to the other side had a single vision: to reach the land of continuous sunshine and extraordinary wealth. To start over where anything and everything was possible. Their dreams were stronger than the obstacles in their way.
You’ve got to be a dreamer. You’ve got to envision the future. You’ve got to see California while you’re climbing 14,000-foot peaks. You’ve got to see the finish line while you’re running the race. You’ve got to hear the cheers when you’re in the middle of a monster project. And you’ve got to be willing to put yourself through the paces of doing the uncomfortable until it becomes comfortable. Because that’s how you realize your dreams.