Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week: Terr's Tuesday Tip of the Week

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. – Margaret Fuller

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young. – Maya Angelou

Who would the reader like to be mentored by? Maybe the author would like to be mentored in foreign policy by Madeline Albright or Rachel Ray in cooking or learn about building a business with Jack Welch or be mentored by John Maxwell in leadership. There are many people in this world that would be a dream come true for the author to sit down and learn from. However, it is not always possible for this to happen. In the author’s opinion, the next best thing is reading books written by those individuals to learn how they interacted with world leaders or how to cook or learn business principles.

This is a proven trait for many presidents. In an article published by The Guardian in 2016, President Bush and Karl Rove had an annual reading competition and read on average 2 books per week. While President Obama was in office, he released his holiday reading list showing what he was interested in and learning about at that time. Additionally, the Clintons released their lists over the years and one of President Clinton’s decisions was influenced by a book he read in law school.

If you want to be rich watch what rich people do everyday and do it. And watch what poor people do and don’t do it. - Les Brown

In John Maxwell’s video titled Author, he said that his mentor wrote books to influence people beyond his reach. That was the moment that Maxwell decided to be an author so that he could influence people.

Everyone has the opportunity to learn from the mentors they want to influence their lives.

I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them. – Emma Thompson

ACTION: Who do you want to be mentored by? Research this week to see what books the person has written or if they have a podcast. There is so much to be learned by either of these ways.

Resource

· https://www.pushfar.com/article/mentoring-vs-coaching-the-key-differences-and-benefits/#:~:text=The%20Differences%20Between%20Mentoring%20and%20Coaching%201%20Mentoring,a%20lot%20more%20directive.%20...%20More%20items...%20

· https://www.td.org/insights/mentoring-versus-coaching-whats-the-difference

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· https://i.pinimg.com/originals/54/49/6c/54496c2295a270f35759dd56bddbb0ae.jpg

· https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/20-inspiring-mentoring-quotes

· https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/reverse-mentoring#:~:text=What%20is%20reverse%20mentoring%3F%20Reverse%20mentoring%20is%20a,often%20focus%20on%20new%20technology%20and%20business%20practices.

· https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-author/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

· https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/the-three-types-of-mentors-every-person-needs-to-help-them-grow/

· https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/smart-voices-in-your-ear/

· https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/25-positive-quotes-mentoring-antoinette-oglethorpe/

· https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/watching-quotes