Mentoring
Mentoring is a powerful tool for personal and professional development. Our contributors delve into the benefits of mentoring and provide tips for becoming an effective mentor. They provide insights into the mentoring process, helping you to foster growth and development. Learn how to build strong mentor-mentee relationships, set achievable goals, and offer constructive guidance. For those seeking mentoring, discover how to find the right mentor and make the most of the experience.
The Dojo of the Small Business Owner – Finding Balance and Purpose
The setting of The Karate Kid is the humble dojo and Mr. Miyagi’s yard, not a corporate boardroom or a venture capital pitch meeting. Yet, the lessons taught there form the backbone of sustainable...
The Hidden Power of Mentorship – How the Right Guide Accelerates Your Evolution
Learn why investing in mentorship in energy, presence, and resources reshapes identity, activates wealth consciousness, and expands self-concept. Julie Cloutier explains how to choose a mentor who resonates...
What Ancient Wisdom Can Teach Us About Modern Leadership
True leadership is not found in how loudly one speaks or how quickly one acts. It lives in the unseen spaces between decisions, where awareness, restraint, and presence shape everything that follows.
The Year That Tested Humanity – Leadership Lessons from 2025 and the Road Ahead to 2026
In this insightful reflection on 2025, Luis Vicente García explores the profound leadership lessons borne from a year of crises. As the world navigates disruption and transformation, he emphasizes how...
Broken Back, Unbreakable Spirit – How Tennis Taught Me Resilience When Life Fell Apart
A devastating back injury stole my movement, my identity, and the life I knew, until resilience, purpose, and the love for my family and players rebuilt me from the inside out.
The Neuroscience Behind Finding Clarity in Chaos
In the fast-moving world of business and leadership, chaos can easily become a constant companion. Projects overlap, priorities shift, and decisions pile up faster than they can be processed.
AI Isn't Replacing People – It Is Helping Them Do More
Many fear AI will replace human jobs, but the truth is the opposite. As Adnan Ghaffar explains, AI empowers people to focus on creativity, strategy, and human connection. By automating repetitive...
Empowering Change Through Social Activism
Not here to sugarcoat it, change is brutal, raw, relentless. And if you think activism is some polite conversation over tea, you are mistaken. Activism is a battlefield, and you are a war cry. The voice of the unheard screams...
Being Human First in Mentorship – Remembering Who We Were Before the Titles
In every profession, titles are markers of achievement. They signal expertise, authority, and the culmination of years of effort. But when it comes to mentorship, titles can sometimes create distance...
Reclaiming the Village – Reviving Mentorship and Timeless Values for a Better Future
In today’s hyper-connected yet increasingly isolated world, the phrase “It takes a village to raise a child” rings more like a nostalgic proverb than a practical truth. Yet, as society grapples with...
How Dom Kwong and Damon Motorcycles Are Using AI, Safety, and Innovation to Redefine Urban Mobility
At Make Your Mark, I help leaders uncover their inner story, magnify their visibility, and navigate the fast-changing intersection of humanity and technology. Having interviewed thousands of entrepreneurs...
How You Share Expectations Shapes You as a Leader
Think about the last time you asked someone to do something, and when they came back, your response was "that's not what I was expecting." Now think back to how you initially shared what you wanted...
The 3 Future-Proof Skills Every Professional Needs to Stay Relevant
The future of work is shifting faster than ever, and technical expertise alone won’t keep you ahead. To truly thrive, you need to build timeless human skills. This article explores how curiosity, adaptability...
Profit With Purpose – How International Property Investor Yusuf Abubakar Builds Businesses That Last
In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, leaders who can combine profitability with purpose stand out as the voices shaping the future. One such leader is Yusuf Abubakar, an International...
The Dark Side of Productivity and Why Hustle Culture Fails
We glorify hustle as if busyness proves our worth, but constant motion is not the same as real progress. Hustle culture drains energy, damages health, and keeps us trapped in cycles of exhaustion.
