Tomorrow I am going back to the University in Stavanger and their mentor program.
I am really looking forward to see all the mentees and mentors again, and get some feedback on their road in the mentoring landscape their in.
Inspirational tip: Go on a fact-finding mission
Working with a client from unfamiliar industry? Take the time to read up on widget-making or mortgage insurance. You might stumble on some context or history that illuminates the problem at hand.
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Inspirational tip: Play beat the clock
Is your motivation flagging at 3:00 pm? Set an egg timer for thirty or sixty minutes and challenge yourself to get as much done as possible. You can always revise this fast-paced work later.
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Inspirational tip: Find a goal buddy
Check in with each other once a week about your creative aspirations and how you’re going to achieve them. It adds accountability when those personal goals start slipping to the bottom of your to-do list.
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Inspirational tip: Pretend you’re not a specialist
How would a carpenter handle a difficult client?
What would a lawyer do if he or she was under with deadlines?
Look for approaches and best practices to adopt from other business arenas.
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Inspirational tip: Form a sketching habit
Buy a small notebook and tuck it in your bag.
Then use life’s spare moments –
standing in line or sitting in gridlock traffic –
to write or draw.
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Inspirational tip: Change the scenery
When you feel stuck, pack up your laptop and head to the park or the corner coffee shop.
An environmental shift might be enough to shake things loose.
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Inspirational tip: Find a mentor – they’re not just for students
Look for someone whose work you admire or who simply excels in a single area where you’d like to expand your skills.
Mentors are a great asset! I would never have reached the levels I am at without a number of mentors. Mentors have made such an impact in my life that I decided to offer mentoring services to companies and people together with one of my mentors, Thor Erik Gulliksen . We do this in Trainifique , as you may already know.
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Inspiration tip: You are my inspiration!
Some of my readers have asked me where I find my inspiration to blog.
Well, some of it comes from reading book, other blogs.
Some come from traveling, sometimes from my trainings.
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Inspiration tip: Learn something new that is not relavant to your job
Sign up for a fencing class or master the art of baking puff pastries.
It is amazing how our brain reacts to new impulses.
No matter what you are doing to make a living, chances are you have other interests too.
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