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You may be basing decisions on an assumption. Then one day, you find out that your assumption is only an assumption and that you no longer need to keep this assumption close to your heart. Time to move forward with new lenses.

A bad day may have been planned months ago when you decided to do something that wasn’t strategic in nature but a nice to do. Then on the day of, this bad day challenges you by igniting your problem solving, patience, positivity, communication, money and time management abilities – all

Peter Tanchak began his career as a pipeline engineer at a time when the industry was rumbling to life in a way never before seen in Canada. The excitement surrounding the industry attracted many professionals from a wide range of educational backgrounds – some of whom had little to no

The actions that you take speak louder than your words. When you don’t follow through on the things that you say you will do, you won’t receive the results that you are hoping for.

At some point you may need to redefine or end projects to make room for new projects, priorities and challenges. Embrace this change, move on and move forward.

Depending on the conversation your role as a mentor will shift. For a difficult decision – ask your mentee questions to guide them in making a decision that’s right for them. For job search and advancement opportunities – provide feedback, strategies and follow-up techniques to stand out from the competition

Dear Mentors, My name is Megan Murphy, and I am a graduate student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I am looking for mentors from MentorCity to participate in a study on formal mentoring programs as part of my PhD Studies in Organizational Behaviour. I am inviting you to

Be truly appreciative of the people who are there for you during life’s crazy journey. Be grateful for all their kind gestures, their thoughtfulness and when they go an extra mile for the relationship you have built with them.

What are the super powers that you bring to the world? Is it your communication, negotiation, empathy, kindness, bluntness, determination, laughter, your smile, etc. Use these special super hero powers for good rather than evil and you will soar.