This is NOT Mentorship
Despite having (almost) nothing in common, whenever I think of Mentorship, my mind turns to cats.
Aren't you curious why"
In my life, I have never had someone I could call a mentor. That almost sounds preposterous, doesn’t it" Surely there was someone, somewhere along the way that I turned to for guidance and support … right" Well, I’ve been thinking about this for weeks and I haven’t been able to recall anyone.How is this possible" I’m not entirely sure, to be honest … but if I were to look back and evaluate my career, my journey is rife with missed opportunities and unnecessarily circuitous pathways. I am well aware of the value the right sort of mentor can provide to an individual because I’ve lived what happens when you don’t have one.Here’s the other kicker, I haven’t been a mentor to someone in my life either. I was in an AIA mentorship program many years ago that paired me as the mentor to a young woman, but she moved out of town shortly after the program commenced … not sure what I should read into that.There’s something that always comes to mind whenever I think about mentorship. Whenever I think I am in a position to guide and instruct the young people in my profession … I think of cats. For the record, I currently share my home with one dog and two cats, and I can honestly say that I enjoy all of them. My dog is awesome and incredibly smart … she doesn’t...
Aren't you curious why"
In my life, I have never had someone I could call a mentor. That almost sounds preposterous, doesn’t it" Surely there was someone, somewhere along the way that I turned to for guidance and support … right" Well, I’ve been thinking about this for weeks and I haven’t been able to recall anyone.How is this possible" I’m not entirely sure, to be honest … but if I were to look back and evaluate my career, my journey is rife with missed opportunities and unnecessarily circuitous pathways. I am well aware of the value the right sort of mentor can provide to an individual because I’ve lived what happens when you don’t have one.Here’s the other kicker, I haven’t been a mentor to someone in my life either. I was in an AIA mentorship program many years ago that paired me as the mentor to a young woman, but she moved out of town shortly after the program commenced … not sure what I should read into that.There’s something that always comes to mind whenever I think about mentorship. Whenever I think I am in a position to guide and instruct the young people in my profession … I think of cats. For the record, I currently share my home with one dog and two cats, and I can honestly say that I enjoy all of them. My dog is awesome and incredibly smart … she doesn’t...
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lifeofanarchitect
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