Mentorship Session Diaries

Written By: Paul VanderGriendt, Event Management Coordinator Mentorship Session Diary. Entry 07 Every One Voice One Team session starts with to a song to set the mood and get people live. I don’t care who you are, you’ve never seen a zoom meeting like this. Positivity is off the charts. Energy is off the charts. You can feel it in your bones. Orlando Bowen always says, “if you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together.” The sessions are all about community,

Written By: Paul VanderGriendt, Event Management Coordinator Mentorship Session Diary. Entry 06 (March 19th) Money can be a tricky topic with varying opinions across the board. At the same time, financial literacy is important for youth trying to navigate their environment and progress in their careers. Firstly, we should start by looking at our mindset about money. We can set up roadblocks for ourselves just by having misconceptions or misguided feelings about having or mak

Written By: Paul VanderGriendt, Event Management Coordinator Mentorship Session Diary. Entry 05 (March 5th) We are entering a phase as a community where we are beginning to get back out into the world. We have been “stuck” with a digital connection. But at the same time, we were not stuck at all. Virtual spaces gave us so many opportunities to meet new people, expand our network and create new connections. As people, we always have tools at our disposal to move ourselves for

Written By: Paul VanderGriendt, Event Management Coordinator Mentorship Session Diary. Entry 04 (February 19th) Self-awareness is a tool we can all use when faced with reacting to new situations and challenges. Are you a logical or emotional thinker? Do you respond to structure and loyalty or to adventure and change? Knowing who you are and what you stand for will help build your confidence as you move forward in life. Being comfortable with yourself, and not critical of you

Written By: Paul VanderGriendt, Event Management Coordinator Mentorship Session Diary. Entry 04 (February 5th) The power of “team” can be incredible. What we can accomplish together, goes beyond what we would ever be able to do alone. Psychological safety is something that great teams always have. It means being comfortable with the people around you. Being able to share, trust, be understanding and support one another is how we make everyone around us stronger. Building the

Written By: Paul VanderGriendt, Event Management Coordinator Mentorship Session Diary. Entry 02 (January 22nd) How are you feeling… and why? We need to check in with ourselves, as it is for us to check in with the others. Being honest with yourself and with others is how we create accountability. We all need help sometimes, and we need someone we can rely on. Creating accountability with others is how we can build an environment where everyone feels like someone has their bac

Written By: Paul VanderGriendt, Event Management Coordinator Mentorship Session Diary. Entry 01 (January 8th) Every One Voice One Team session starts with a song to set the mood and get people energized. I do not care who you are, you have never seen a zoom meeting like this. Positivity is off the charts. Energy is off the charts. You can feel it in your bones. Orlando Bowen always says, “if you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together.” The sessions are al