Mentoring

You're a person with distinct goals, difficulties, and capabilities. The wonderful thing is, all the advice you get here is meant just for you. It's not an approach that fits all persons, or even just a slightly modified template; it's what I like to call 'mentorship that is in tune with your person.'

Disregard the type of bland guidance that offers little more than "think positive" platitudes. My work could not be more different. With my clients, I start digging deep into their personal and professional situations. I want to understand them; I want to understand their world. I need to understand their situation at a level that some might consider excessive. And I usually go there without an apology and without too much concern for the clock. When we're done (and I determine the "we're done" part when I'm good and ready), I know much more about my client's world. I also know the kinds of things that both drive them and work against them within that world. In short, I've got the basic story at a level that's good enough to work with.