Mentoring and the Karate Kid

We all learn in different ways. Personally I learn better through visual aids, but other prefer auditory or a more kinesthetic approach. Media clips work really well in demonstrating learning points. <br /><br />I find it’s a great way to keep your audience engaged, awake, and ready to learn.<br />Here we have the original Karate Kid movie that has some great mentoring themes and success strategies. <br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_N-R9fVkG6I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Ex: The student in this movie is taught by the Karate Master in a rather unique way. The student can’t understand why Mr. Miyagi is having the student wax the car, paint the fence, or even sand the floor. The mentor, being Mr. Miyagi, helps him understand he is building the foundation of the fundamentals by working important muscles so that these skills would become automatic. This movie is a great example of mentoring techniques and it would be helpful to watch and discuss it with your mentoring partner.<br />If you have any cool ideas for mentoring programs be sure to leave some feedback!<br />

Mentoring and the Karate Kid

We all learn in different ways. Personally I learn better through visual aids, but other prefer auditory or a more kinesthetic approach. Med...

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