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AHA! The Power of Insight in Mentoring
One of the most exhilarating experiences you can have as a mentor is witnessing your mentee experience an insight. These moments—when...
Catherine Hodgson
Jun 54 min read
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Living with Purpose: How to Find Your Ikigai
Discovering one’s purpose is one of our most fundamental needs , yet many of us struggle to define what we truly want from life. I was no...
Catherine Hodgson
Oct 3, 20243 min read
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Wisdom Flipped: The Power of Reverse Mentoring
What is Reverse Mentoring? Reverse mentoring is when a more junior individual or employee is paired with a senior person to share skills,...
Catherine Hodgson
Sep 3, 20245 min read
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Wise Words from my Mentor
A few years into starting my business, I was having a meeting with our senior auditor and going through our financials for the year. He...
Catherine Hodgson
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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The Seven Strengths of Highly Effective Mentors
As a mentor, it’s more important to be present than to be perfect. The acronym in my model called The Seven Strengths of Highly Effective...
Catherine Hodgson
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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A Mentoring Mind
Some people are just natural mentors, while others need to learn the skills to become a good mentor. What is it that makes a person a...
Catherine Hodgson
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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Entrepreneurship - Lessons learnt when I dared to dream
By Catherine Hodgson To be an entrepreneur requires courage, determination, perseverance, hard work and resilience. Don’t think you’re...
Catherine Hodgson
Apr 20, 20238 min read
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Ten ingredients for a successful mentoring relationship
Just like you need ingredients and a method to bake a successful cake, so you need to have a good recipe to establish a rewarding...
Catherine Hodgson
Apr 15, 20232 min read
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Certified Forum Facilitator Spotlight: Catherine Hodgson
If you have been involved in YPO Mentoring at all, there’s a good chance you recognize Catherine Hodgson’s name (YPO Cape Town Gold). A...
Catherine Hodgson
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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RELATIONSHIP DROOP?
HOW AND WHEN TO REVIEW YOUR MENTORING RELATIONSHIP Your mentoring relationship is core to your mentoring experience. Relationship droop...
Catherine Hodgson
Aug 11, 20213 min read
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CONNECTION - BUILDING RAPPORT AND TRUST
Being in a successful mentoring relationship means being connected with that person. For that connection to be strong, you need to first...
Catherine Hodgson
Aug 1, 20213 min read
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SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
You may have signed up to a mentoring platform, eager to mentor someone as a way of giving back, sharing your experience as well as...
Catherine Hodgson
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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MATCHING TIPS – 5 TIPS TO HELP YOU CHOOSE YOUR BEST MENTOR
Mentor matching can be tricky, but with a matching platform that problem is halfway solved for you. If you are on a mentoring platform...
Catherine Hodgson
Jul 27, 20213 min read
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Catherine Hodgson
Feb 13, 20210 min read
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THE CRUCIAL TIME FOR MENTORING IS RIGHT NOW
If ever there was a more pressing time in the world for mentoring, it is now, as millions of people, young and old, find themselves in...
Catherine Hodgson
Jan 16, 20216 min read
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STEPPING INTO THE SHOES OF A MENTEE
Having set up the global mentoring program for YPO and having been involved in its continued development for eight years, I thought I...
Catherine Hodgson
Nov 12, 20207 min read
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Catherine Hodgson
Nov 12, 20200 min read
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POWERFUL CONVERSATIONS
9 out of 10 conversations miss the mark! We talk over one another, interrupt each other, finish the other person's sentence and generally...
Catherine Hodgson
Sep 3, 20206 min read
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LEADING A VIRTUAL TEAM
Before we knew it, we found ourselves at home, with Zoom, Teams or Skype as our new best friends and leading our team virtually. For some...
Catherine Hodgson
Sep 3, 20209 min read
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12 BEST PRACTICES FOR YOUR MENTORING JOURNEY
When it comes to mentoring, I’m often asked about best practices in a formal mentoring relationship. Having being involved in developing...
Catherine Hodgson
Sep 3, 20206 min read
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