Earl R. Smith II's Blog, page 61
February 21, 2016
Finding Meaning Without Manufacturing Meaning
Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The human tendency to label – and call the label the meaning of the thing – can prevent us from experiencing the world as we find it. Insisting that the meaning of something is what we say it is is rather like shouting loudly at somebody that [...]
Finding Meaning Without Manufacturing Meaning – A Mentoring Meditation
Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The human tendency to label – and call the label the meaning of the thing – can prevent us from experiencing the world as we find it. Insisting that the meaning of something is what we say it is is rather like shouting loudly at somebody that [...]
Just Couldn’t Bring Himself – A Mentoring Case Study
Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The deer in the headlights – we all know the story – the car rounds the bend on a dark night – the deer stands frozen in the glare and cannot move even as its death approaches. Humans sometimes act this way – and sometimes with similar [...]
Just Couldn’t Bring Himself – A Mentoring Meditation
Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The deer in the headlights – we all know the story – the car rounds the bend on a dark night – the deer stands frozen in the glare and cannot move even as its death approaches. Humans sometimes act this way – and sometimes with similar [...]
February 12, 2016
Mentoring – Dissatisfaction, Vertigo, Determination, Euphoria, Resistance, Persistence = Progress
Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com In one way, each of my mentoring efforts is different. Each individual brings different challenges, needs and capabilities. Each advances at their own particular pace. Some have sufficient resolve to continue until we achieve the breakthroughs that we are seeking. Others run out of resolve and turn back. [...]
February 11, 2016
Mentoring – Learning the Difference
Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Over the years I have discovered that good mentors have had really good mentors. I’ve been lucky in that sense as life has brought me into contact with a number of them. I’ve also come to understand that good mentors are generally not specialists. By that I mean [...]
February 10, 2016
Mentor or Coach? What’s the difference and why is might be important to you. http://www.dr-smith.info/mentor-coach/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You have to make changes … Change is critical if you are going to grow, adapt, and be fulfilled as a human being. Many people stand before the door of opportunity and never knock – let alone open it and go through. Do you ask yourself … Am I sabotaging my future because of [...]
Mentor or Coach?
Earl R. Smith II, PhD DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com I work as a Mentor and am often asked what the differences between mentoring and coaching are. It’s not a question that I take lightly because understanding that difference can often be the key to an individual getting what they want out of a relationship with a mentor [...]
October 11, 2015
Gordon Brown shows Lib Dems must go further on federalism
By Robbie Simpson I went to see a speech by Gordon Brown on the future of Scotland on Thursday evening. Given the current state of Scottish politics I might well have expected an impassioned attack on the SNP and a confident denunciation of independence. Instead he was remarkably conciliatory on nationalism, given the past positions [...]
July 23, 2015
“I never suspected how powerful a 140 character message could be until I started applying the lessons in your book.” http://www.createspace.com/4850353
How to Make Twitter Work for You • Amazon Kindle & Paperback • Nook • Kobo • Smashwords • Paperback I’ve written this book after years of using Twitter. I’ve made lots of mistakes along the way and watched other do the same. Sure, there were some successes but, for the most part, [...]
