September 2019 // Mentoring: Asking and discovering

Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find” Matthew 7:7. I’m convinced I had a ‘Samuel moment’ when I was 5. I thought I could hear my mum calling... More

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July 2019 // Mentoring: Resilience

What is your first reaction when a child or young person tells    you about a hardship they are facing? Do you feel as though you want to sort it out and save them from those negative feelings   or experiences?... More

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June 2019 // Mentoring: Mental errors versus good decisions

Registered users only: Download as a PDF here.MENTAL ERRORS VERSUS GOOD DECISIONSHave you ever made a decision you knew was unwise but went  with it anyway? Sometimes we make irrational and inconsistent... More

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May 2019 // Mentoring: How to avoid introspection

This week I started carrying a thin leather bracelet with eight knots in it when I go out for a run. Each knot represent a person in my team at work.  More

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April 2019 // Mentoring: The blind spot

I have a sneaking suspicion that I have become less patient in my old age. I noticed it this week in my family relationships (and they very generously confirmed my suspicions back to me!). More

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March 2019 // Mentoring: Negative mentoring

Most mentoring is positive, for example mentoring for better leadership, for spiritual growth or to excel in sport, work or worship leading. But some mentoring has to focus on less positive areas, seeking... More

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February 2019 // Mentoring: You’ve got to go backwards to go forwards

My 12-year-old son has been going through a tough time recently. I believe every father should be a great mentor to their daughters and sons. More

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January 2019 // Mentoring: Starting a mentoring programme

The first mentoring programme I set up was almost entirely accidental. It was essentially the product of an unconscious emphasis I had toward building empowering and supportive relationships with young... More

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December 2018 // Mentoring: Going it alone

I’ve done something really stupid. I entered myself into an Ironman triathlon next July: a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run. More

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November 2018 // Mentoring: Making time

I had a good friend growing up. We’d walk to school together each day and I’d be in and out of his house so much that I considered his family friends too. More

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