Nothing makes me happier than when someone tells me they were positively impacted by one of these posts. So you can imagine my level of joy when my good friend and active reader of this blog, Jason, aka “Sgt. Hulka”, (Can you guess the classic 80’s comedy reference?) emailed me a “guest blogger” post for me to use however I see fit. It’s a beautiful post. Here it is unedited, below. Enjoy!….
Mentorship is one of those things that can happen in any job, at any age, and at any stage of life. But you do have to ask for it, and that might just turn out to be the heaviest weight you ever pick up. But once you take that action, you will unlock a unique part of life that can’t be quantitatively measured. After all, how do you put a value on someone who says “Make no mistake. I don’t care where you come from, I don’t care what color you are, I don’t care how smart you are, I don’t care how dumb you are, ’cause I’m gonna teach every last one of you how to eat, sleep, walk, talk, shoot, and shit”? (I actually said that to some new recruits I was training for a new job). Mentors come in all shapes and sizes and sometimes you don’t even know – a mentor could be in the room with you right now as you read this. You may not like them at first, but if you hear them later on refer to you as their Uncle, well then you know you’ve made an impact. -Sargeant Hulka, United States Army
Thank you Sargeant for these words of wisdom. I hope we get more posts from you. And anyone else out there…if you’re so inclined and want to write a “guest post”, I would love it!
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