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Dear Mentors, Masterminds and Friends:

I am very excited to announce that, beginning in March 2018, I will begin Color of Woman Training, and joining the august guild of teachers in the Intentional Creativity movement, led by Artist Shiloh Sophia!

Unfortunately, it means making hard choices about how and where I direct my time and attention, and it will soon be time for me to say goodbye to…

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#Administrative Entrepreneur #Mentoring #Opportunity

The Wanderer's Journey

The Wanderer’s Journey

Separation: The Wanderer-Hero

Having left home and the familiar behind, the Orphan-Hero voyages in search in search of a way to defeat the dragon, thus transforming into the Wanderer-Hero

Characterized by the search for individuation and personal power, the Wanderer-Hero rapidly develops adaptability, resilience and self-confidence; when she confronts the dragon, she gives chase and is reborn…

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#Hero&039;s Journey #Orphan-Hero #Story #Storytelling #Tell Your Story #Wanderer-Hero

Katie Orman

One of the most amazing things about being a management assistant in the internet age is how easily we can connect with other professionals in our field…

Most corporate and other institutional structures still have a way to go in terms of fully including and integrating administrative staff [1], but if we just reach out, we no longer need to be professionally isolated in our offices and…

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Mentors, Mind the Gap

When Sheryl Sandberg’s blockbuster manifesto Lean In first came out, I was burnt out from years of being a single mom in a pigeonhole career, and I was in no mood to hear what she had to say.

My situation was not for a lack of trying. I followed all the career advice I could find…or at least as much of it as I could understand. I let my boss know I was looking to grow my career and earning…

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#Admin Nation #Administrative Assistant #Administrative Professionals #Coaching #Executive Assistant #Lean In #Mentee #Mentor #Mentoring #Networking #Positive Reinforcement #Protege #Sheryl Sandberg #Tell Your Story #Women Helping Women #Women&039;s Empowerment

John Hardy, VA

As the “Uberization” of business spreads, many traditionally secure jobs being made redundant or outsourced to freelance specialists; as a result, more and more administrative professionals are going into business for themselves as Virtual Assistants (VA). According to VirTalent.com, “It is predicted that by 2018, online working across the globe will be worth $5 billion as the demand for…

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#Administrative Entrepreneur #John Hardy #Mentoring #Mentors and Masterminds #Uberization #Virtual Assistant

The Orphan's Journey

The Orphan’s Journey

There’s no place like home, as they say, and so calling someone away from it requires a powerful motivation. In story, we call this “the inciting incident”. In our lives, it is a pivotal moment of catastrophe or a call to action significant enough to push or pull us out of our Ordinary World and into the Extraordinary World of the Hero’s Journey. This inciting incident transforms our Hero from an…

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Meet Joyce Wenger

Today’s Member Spotlight features Joyce Wenger, an energetic and enthusiastic champion of the administrative support professions. She currently works as Office Overhead Program and Administrative Manager for Arcadis, a Netherlands-based civil engineering firm with offices all across the United States. Joyce is always on the lookout for ways to help her team of admins excel. Joyce Wenger, Office…

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#Admin Nation #Administrative Assistant #Administrative Professionals #Administrative Support #Be the Mentor #Co-Mentoring #Culture #Executive Assistant #Growth #Joyce Wenger #Mastermind #Member Profiles #Mentee #Mentor #Mentoring #Mentors and Masterminds #Networking #Positive Reinforcement #Tell Your Story

Be the Mentor: How Our Weaknesses Make us Better Mentors

One of the most surprising things about being a mentor is that it turns our weaknesses into strengths. It’s not that our weaknesses are magically transformed simply by donning the mantle of “mentor”, but rather that our struggles become our areas of expertise. In addition, the teaching process itself embeds the lessons more deeply within us, often leading to new insights and allowing us to…

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#Admin Nation #Be the Mentor #Co-Mentoring #Coaching #Common Ground #Feedback #Fixed Mindset #Growth #Growth Mindset #Inspire #Mentee #Mentor #Mentors and Masterminds #Positive Reinforcement #Protege #Teach #Tell Your Story #Trust

Mentors & Masterminds Member Use Survey

I will be upgrading the Mentors & Masterminds site shortly, and I’d like your feedback on some features to find out if the BuddyPress Membership features are useful to you, and to what extent.

If you are a registered member of Mentors and Masterminds, please let me know your thoughts by taking a brief, multiple-choice survey at the following link. I’ve also included a short answer field for your…

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Words to Work By: Be the Mentor

Mahatma Gandhi famously challenged us all to “Be the change [we] wish to see in the world.”

If you have had to find your own way out of a dark and lonely place, you know what a mentor would have meant to you in that time. Be that person for someone else.

#BeTheMentor

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Admin Trailblazers: Mary Berard

Today’s Admin Trailblazer features Mary Berard, an administrative enterpreneur specializing in medical billing, collections and credentialing. As an award-winning business owner who has recouped millions of dollars for her clients, Mary is a tremendous role model for those who seek to articulate the actual and potential value of administrative expertise. What was your first experience in an…

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#Admin Nation #Administrative Assistant #Administrative Entrepreneur #Administrative Professionals #Administrative Support #Co-Mentoring #Coaching #Executive Assistant #Growth #Mary Berard #Mentor #Mentoring #Mentors and Masterminds #Realistic Solutions MR #Tell Your Story

Beyond the Hero's Journey: The Map and the Milestones

Beyond the Hero’s Journey: The Map and the Milestones

The wonder is that the characteristic efficacy to touch and inspire deep creative centers dwells in the smallest nursery fairy tale – as the flavor of the ocean is contained in the droplet, or the whole mystery of life within the egg of a flea. For the symbols of mythology are not manufactured; they cannot be ordered, invented or permanently suppressed. They are spontaneous products of the…

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Member Spotlight: Jomarie Ramirez

Today’s Member Spotlight features Jomarie Ramirez, a bilingual staff assistant whom I met in 2014 through our mutual membership in Baystate Toastmasters. Shortly after our club was chartered, she accepted the challenge of serving as Club President when our first club president had to step down from the role. Since then, Jomarie has continued to invest in developing her communication and…

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#Admin Nation #Administrative Professionals #Be the Mentor #Bilingual #Growth #Member Profiles #Mentor #Mentoring #Protege #Puerto Rico #Staff Assistant #Tell Your Story

Be the Mentor: You Don't Have to Have ALL the Answers

Be the Mentor: You Don’t Have to Have ALL the Answers

Taking the step from being a professional to becoming a mentor – proclaiming yourself an expert in your field – can be really intimidating. Certainly, this has been my experience. As I mentioned in last month’s “Be the Mentor” article, I had a major confrontation with the “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!” bogeyman[i]when I realized that I couldn’t just take a back seat and hope this community would…

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Trailblazers: Layne Tinsley

What was your first experience in an administrative support role, and why did you choose to take that opportunity?

I prepared to be a high-level assistant by attending college for their certificated Legal Secretarial Specialist program. It was a tough program. To graduate, you had to complete assessments for typing 60+ wpm and shorthand at 100+ wpm, along with legal, computers, accounting,…

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Beyond the Hero's Journey: Where Do Mentors Come From? (Part 2 of 2)

Beyond the Hero’s Journey: Where Do Mentors Come From? (Part 2 of 2)

Hero’s Journey 4-Act Story Diamong by Andrew Ferguson (http://rageagainstthepage.blogspot.com/2006/01/4-act-story-diamond.html), shared under Creative Commons License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)

As I explored in Where Do Mentors Come From? Part 1, if I am to keep my promise to serve the growing community of administrative professionals at Mentors & Masterminds, I must…

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#Co-Mentoring #Coaching #Elixir #Feedback #Growth #How-To #Mentee #Mentor #Mentors and Masterminds #Positive Reinforcement #Protege #Story #Storytelling #Tell Your Story #Treasure #Trust #Wisdom

Member Spotlight: Joan Hassler, PMP

Today’s Member Spotlight features Joan Hassler, an administrative support professional with 25 years of experience in finance and other business sectors. She currently works for Wells Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina. Joan Hassler holds a M.S. in Banking from Mercy College and B.S. in Business from the College of Staten Island. Two interests I share with Joan are membership in Toastmasters…

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