Comments on: Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith http://www.freewebcounterstats.com/news/2010/01/07/big-questions-worthy-dreams-mentoring-young-adults-in-their-search-for-meaning-purpose-and-faith/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:34:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Deo http://www.freewebcounterstats.com/news/2010/01/07/big-questions-worthy-dreams-mentoring-young-adults-in-their-search-for-meaning-purpose-and-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 Deo Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:53:54 +0000 http://www.freewebcounterstats.com/news/2010/01/07/big-questions-worthy-dreams-mentoring-young-adults-in-their-search-for-meaning-purpose-and-faith/#comment-3475 </div> If it seems vague or overly theoretical, you may not be paying attention; and that's fine, if it's not what you need to be reading. <br/><br/>But to me it is always inspirational and powerfully motivating. It literally moves me to tears with some regularity - I see so many real people in these pages. After a little focused time with this book I consistently feel she is one of the few writers for whom every sentence and every paragraph are seriously written and contentful. Highly recommended. If it seems vague or overly theoretical, you may not be paying attention; and that’s fine, if it’s not what you need to be reading.

But to me it is always inspirational and powerfully motivating. It literally moves me to tears with some regularity – I see so many real people in these pages. After a little focused time with this book I consistently feel she is one of the few writers for whom every sentence and every paragraph are seriously written and contentful. Highly recommended.

]]> By: Fulbright http://www.freewebcounterstats.com/news/2010/01/07/big-questions-worthy-dreams-mentoring-young-adults-in-their-search-for-meaning-purpose-and-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-3474 Fulbright Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:11:12 +0000 http://www.freewebcounterstats.com/news/2010/01/07/big-questions-worthy-dreams-mentoring-young-adults-in-their-search-for-meaning-purpose-and-faith/#comment-3474 </div> In Big Questions Worthy Dreams, Sharon Parks affirms the purpose, promise and possibility of mentoring for mentor and mentee. She recognizes the critical role of "meaning making" in the mentoring journey. The reader is at once (and always) aware of the awesome responsibility of the mentor in supporting "meaning making"at each stage of the mentee's developmental journey. Parks solidly anchors mentoring in the rich dynamic of developmental theory. At the same time, she challenges the reader to heightened levels of accountability. The examples she offers, documented from her own experience, and those of others, inspire the reader to create stimulating mentoring environments that foster growth and development. This thoughtful and well-crafted book hooks the reader from the very start raising big questions and worthy dreams for mentor and mentee alike. A mentoring must-read! In Big Questions Worthy Dreams, Sharon Parks affirms the purpose, promise and possibility of mentoring for mentor and mentee. She recognizes the critical role of “meaning making” in the mentoring journey. The reader is at once (and always) aware of the awesome responsibility of the mentor in supporting “meaning making”at each stage of the mentee’s developmental journey. Parks solidly anchors mentoring in the rich dynamic of developmental theory. At the same time, she challenges the reader to heightened levels of accountability. The examples she offers, documented from her own experience, and those of others, inspire the reader to create stimulating mentoring environments that foster growth and development. This thoughtful and well-crafted book hooks the reader from the very start raising big questions and worthy dreams for mentor and mentee alike. A mentoring must-read!

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