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Asking meaningful questions is better mentorship rather than giving sage advice. It challenges the receiver to come up with solutions on their own. It empowers the receiver to act rather than to obey instructions
A good mentor should not be a tutor that will be assisted learning. A mentor should enable you to make your own decisions to help you in self learning.

A mentor should supplement your knowledge

If your are working in something don't wait it is pitch perfect, share it to get feedback s since getting it right us an iterative process.
Never quit in yourself, you have the ability to overcome any hurdle.
Beware of your boss if he is not good your career will go sideways too.

The root of self confidence is knowledge
Push yourself life long learning gives you self confidence
Failures should be used as a stepup
Take micro risks and slowly graduate to higher risks.
Ignore negative people and energy

Most of the time your inner voice gives the best advice so self-negotiate. Listen to ur more to make it sharper. Beleive in yourself more

Use external motivation, but Self-Motivation is the best but hardwork. Find out what demotivates you and fix it (A difficult child, bad news (reddit stuff), or you didnt get praise? find out the demotivator.
Build a support system, spouse, friends, collegs. Show positivity to others
Spend time on your hobby. Identify the vampire and kill them.
Take short vacations. Pursue realistic goals

From not being stable it's not ok to suddenly accelerate one day, develop a rhythm that lasts. Use new information to develop sharper skills.
Traits of high growth indivdals. Attitude & problem solve.
Ask ADVICE from your boss, make ur boss look good

Don't multitask. To be productive even if you have multiple projects, no matter how long your day, spend thirty mts to review & plan for next day of your long term and short term goals.
Instead of waiting for opportunities create them.

Don't keep adding degrees, keep adding skills.
Aim for deep learning, practicals hands-on.
A short refresher course is not sufficient, learn horizontal skills. In block chain monetary and fiscal management will also be useful, also learn P2P lending and borrowing mechanism.
Work on a passion project. It is costly to be unskilled.
Age is not a factor

Leadership and empathy goes hand in hand
Lend a ear with focussed listening no need to solve their problems.
Leaders show tough love

Listen dont just hear
Pay full attention in meeting even if it doesnt pertain to you. Your colleagues will return the favour. Opportunity to learn
Listen to absorb not just react LOL - Listen Observe Learn
Listening Tchniqs - Summarizing - At end of meeting summarize what u heard. Customized Follow-up - In interviews if u have listened to interviewer ask customized question not generic question. Shows u r listening

Dont whine, non-whiners move forward
Be a self-starter. Take control. Dont have entitlement mindset. Always do your best and have a positive outlook.
Try to get out of your shell dont be a loner.

Dont be mediocore, work to shine.BE THE BEST IN WHAT YOU DO.
All employers love a decisive problem-solver
Entitled mind is toxic. Magic words - "I'll handle it"
Keep doing the thing you fear most and the fear will go away.