Jerry Johnson wrote: > Ray, I will tell you from personal experience it is very rewarding > when you can help someone grow. (Mr. Doom, shut it! =))
I will not. I'm way smarter than you, 'cause I'm younger, and new is better. You don't know what you're talking about. :-) > I have met some wonderful people that way, and I think I helped them > become who they are today > > I see the task like a magnifying glass. It is the mentor's job to > focus the boundless energy and do something useful with it. Not to disagree, but this depends on the person being willing to learn to be useful. Maybe (hopefully) the guy will. Maybe I'm cynical because I'm the son of an ex-professor, and I saw a lot of kids come through who you couldn't teach because they didn't want to learn. To me, someone who comes in willing to be mentored (that word looks wrong) is a gem: to be treasured, but unfortunately rare. > The best tool I have found with this type of individual is a little > doubt (it also worked great on me). Just let them know you don't think > they can learn something, or can't do it right or quickly. Actually, that's probably brilliant advice. I'm surprised someone so old and experienced could come up with that. :-> --Ben ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176106 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
