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From the British Fantasy Society: Applications now open for the BFS's new mentorship programme! We've got 15 partially-funded places and 3 fully-funded places and a whole range of inspiring mentors to support your journey.

britishfantasysociety.org/laun

(PS I'm one of the available mentors, but don't let that put you off - much more proper people are available also)

Open invitation for formal mentorship:

(moved from /r/mentors)
Howdy!

Since not all offers on here are pro-bono, I'll start by pointing out that this is, with all the pros and cons that come with that.

My Background
I've worked for ~12 years in tech in orgs ranging from 15-20000 people, from academia to for-profit companies, the latter including publicly traded enterprises, vc-funded hypergrowth startups, and boutique consultancies. 1/

Join the #Trust and #Identity Incubator Mentorship programme (TIM) to develop your T&I expertise. The TIM 2025 Programme is a 7 month paid #mentorship open to final year Bachelors, Masters, PhD level #students, or recent #graduates. Students develop valuable skills and hands-on experience with experts in their field and gain new #networking opportunities.

Participants must be nominated & registered by a @geant Member #NREN.
Deadline is 24 January 2025.
For more info
👉 community.geant.org/trust-and-

Daily Inspiration: "Any idea worth growing should always be planted!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

From small ideas, big things can grow!

That's what I was thinking about yesterday as I spent time with my long-time friend Marc Jeftovic. He's the CEO of easyDNS, a tech company that, well, helps you manage your DNS (or domain name service setup.) It might not sound like a service like that involves much, but I can tell you it's an extremely important one - and one that his company excels at. In fact, from its humble beginnings in the 90s, it's become one of the major players in this space in the world.

Some years ago, Mark planted the seeds of an idea in my mind. I didn't chase the opportunity at that time, because I wasn't quite receptive to it, but the thought did take root in the recesses of my mind. Some years later, when I needed to challenge myself to take on a new role, the tiny seed of an idea bloomed, and today, it is fully grown. That experience has taught me a lot about the role of mentoring, leadership, and guidance.

Every great idea needs to be planted, solidly and firmly as a foundation for a future of growth. Every great opportunity that might spark a new solution needs a wick that might one day be lit. Every wonderful potential future should be shared so that it can be carefully nurtured to its full potential. Every single concept needs planting so that it might eventually be harvested.
One of the most important things you might ever do with what you do, how you think, and the mindset you carry about with you is to plan that idea as a seed within the minds of others. Our role as innovators and leaders is to challenge people to discard their old reality so that they might discover a new one.

We should inspire people with a goal that involves a better future if only they might find a pathway to get there.

#Ideas #Growth #Innovation #Mentorship #Leadership #Potential #Inspiration #Nurture #Mindset #opportunities

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2024/09/daily-i

#CBC and #SOCAN #Music are launching the #CBCIndigenousMusicResidency, a new #songwriting program for six #IndigenousMusicians that supports their growth and artistry. Eligible #Indigenous #MusicArtists can submit their songs for consideration until Aug. 29.

Six participants — two #FirstNations, two #Inuit and two #Métis artists — will be selected. They will have costs and accommodation covered for four weeks in #Toronto, where they will work on two new songs. While completing the #MusicResidency, they will receive #mentorship, access to CBC video and production facilities, and networking opportunities with #MusicIndustry experts. The program will end with the #musicians performing their new works at a live event.

For more details visit the link below:
socanfoundation.ca/programs/cb

SOCAN FoundationCBC Indigenous Music Residency • SOCAN FoundationThe Creative Entrepreneur Summit is back to provide emerging artists with opportunities to hone their entrepreneurial skills while providing them with the tools and resources needed to turn their talent into a sustainable career.

Can't tell you the number of people that have come to me 20yrs+ later to tell me how a small word of encouragement I gave them stuck in their head for decades & made a difference for them.

I had the same experience many times with kind words given to me but one of my strongest memories was some blunt, constructive criticism someone wrote down for me.

I still have that note - faded & almost unintelligible - as it hung on my office wall for decades.

My #introduction (since I didn't do one yet here on this server !)

Mij name is Sophie, a Dutch/Belgian woman.

* I work in #accessibility and offer also a #mentorship.
* Music is important to me, I love listening and singing (have been taking singing lessons for the past 6 years, currently on hiatus since 2022 though). My #music taste is very eclactic!
* love watching tv-series and movies, and some streamers.
* I love #stationery, I have a lot of #pens and enjoy #fountainpens, i have also fountain pen inks, use a analog planner and journal regurlary. I also have washi tape and stickers
* I also love colouring, so have enough colouring pencils and markers!
* I am a reader and book lover #books
* I like #CrossStitching, but I need more patience for it 😂 . Trying to learn to crochet and maybe knitting.
* I have a diamond painting, but I also need more patience so I actually finish that one, LOL
* Touch of the #ADHD
* #TurnersSyndrome
* Leonardo da Vinci is one of the people I deeply admire, for both his genius, his faults and trials and tribulations
* Interested in #paranormal storries and documentaries

New blog post and video on being a PM at Microsoft: If you own something, you’re ultimately responsible for its positive outcome. If someone else owns something, they are. You can’t do someone else’s job for them, and sometimes the best thing is to let them fail so that they and their team can learn and grow. This is a tough one every time, but sometimes it provides the sand from which a pearl can grow.

ssbipolar.com/2024/03/11/being

BI Polar · Being a PM at Microsoft: Letting others failEarlier in this series we’ve already talked about the related[1] topics of helping others, ownership, and managing up to make priority-driven tradeoffs. Now it’s time to talk about the harder topic…