Tag: Positive Change

‘How To Ditch Toxicity’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Being smart isn’t enough. Being a good person matters more.’

‘Treat your internal state like a space you’re curating. Is it cluttered or clear?

‘Know your delta. Let your bottom be a springboard for growth, not a weakness.’

‘Look for gratitude in your reactions– especially when things don’t go your way.’

‘Practice kindness as an energy tool, not just a social gesture.’

‘Forgiveness is freedom- from ego, resentment, and regret.’

‘Visualize your desired outcomes and trace them back to empowering beliefs.’

‘Rest isn’t laziness- it’s preparation. Schedule moments that realign your mindset, body, and spirit.’

‘Don’t give from emptiness. Refill your cup so your contribution flows from joy, not guilt.’

‘A grateful life isn’t a perfect life- it’s a practiced one.’

‘See each mistake as a stepping stone, not a stop sign. … Failure often precedes greatness.’

‘Learn the lesson, then move forward. Reflection brings growth; rumination brings stagnation.’

‘Life is unpredictable. Stay grounded in your values and adaptable in your actions.’

Source

David Meltzer (2026). Don’t Do Business with Dicks: How to Ditch Toxity and Align Yourself with Positive Influences

The Power Of True Mentorship

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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To mentor another human being is to serve humanity. If you want to change the world, be a true mentor.

According to Dina and David McCormick, ‘A true mentor can unlock a person’s capacity to be their best self.’

‘A mentor who cares about the whole person will tap into the mentee’s deeper needs and values.’

‘Transformative mentoring is different from coaching, where the main goal is to improve conditioning, awareness, or performance.’

‘With transformative mentoring, the relationship is established with larger goals in mind.’

‘As a transformative mentor spends time with a mentee, instincts, performance, and character are shaped and enlarged.’

‘Trustworthy mentors encourage and empower the mentee to be vulnerable and honest with them- to bear their deepest concerns and aspirations in the knowledge that their mentor will respect their confidences and is committed to their well-being.’

‘Transformative mentors produce leaders who are not concerned solely with their own interests, but about our country as a whole.’

‘To serve is to lead with duty, honor, strength, and humility.’

‘An effective transformative mentor helps guide a mentee’s life and shapes that persons worldview.’

‘Transformative mentoring instills values that equip the mentee to be a wiser, more trustworthy leader who achieves positive change wherever that person goes.’

Source:

Dina Powell McCormick and David McCormick (2025). Who Believed in You? : How Purposeful Mentoring Changes the World