Be Your Own Mentor

Introduction
Dump the âGotta Get Me a Coachâ Approach and Start Looking Within!
Your Self-Transformation Starts Here
Take Controlâ"Become the Primary Navigator in Your Life
Take Controlâ"You Are the Sole Navigator in Your Life
Mentor Yourself toward Courage and Hope
Fearâ"The Great Debilitator
Establish Platinum Standards That Reflect the Best in You
Be Accountable for Your Choicesâ"Each One Represents Your Intellect and Self-Esteem
Your Four-Part Formula for Success Starts Here
Part 1: Free Yourself!
1. Traditional Career Planning Will Be Gone As We Know It
Get Ready to Join the Ranks of Free Agent Globalization!
Good-Bye to Traditional Career Planning
The Future of Career Planning
Career Development Requires Boundaryless Careers and Boundaryless Thinking
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 1
2. Designing Your Best Life
No, You Canât Be Anything You Want to Be
Peopleâs Expectations of Us
Making Ugly Pretty
To Be Your Own Mentor, You Must Nurture Your Nature
Design a Do-It-Yourself Career and Personal Success Life Strategy
A Guidance System and Compasses to Help You Be Your Own Mentor
Activating the System
How to Get Started
Take Control: Design Your Dream Life
Start a Binder or Journal
The Million-Dollar Question: Why Am I Doing This, Anyway?
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 2
3. So Long, Organizational Workerâ"Hello, Entrepreneurial Thinker!
Make Employees Feel like Partners and Family
Three Steps to Mentoring People to Think like Entrepreneurs
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 3
Part 2: Think for Yourself!
4. Mentor Intelligent Risk-Taking
Star Managers Mentor Intelligent Risk-Taking and So Do Movie Stars
Youâre Sure to Miss 100 Percent of the Shots You Donât Take
Everyone Makes Mistakes and Thatâs a Good Thing!
Risk Taking Is Empowerment with a Bow Tie at This World-Class Hotel
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 4
5. The Schoolhouse No Longer Rocks
Welcome to Free Agent Education and the Rule to Unschool
Unschooling Ourselves for Higher Education
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 5
6. Ghosts of Life-Coaching Mentors Past and Present
Three Ghostly Visitors We All Could Use
Appoint Real-Life Mentors and Coaches to Your Life Board of Directors
Life Board Members Are Mentors Who Help Us Reinvent Ourselves
Cultivate Mentors Who Support Your Dreams and Fill Your Tank
The How-To Part of Making It Happen
Even Madonna and Al Gore Reinvent Themselvesâ"What Are You Waiting For?
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 6
Part 3: Reinvent Yourself!
7. The Circus That Wonât Stop Reinventing Itself
Cirque du Soleilâ"A Paragon of Innovation
Cirque du Soleil: Mini Case Study on a Very Successful Business Model
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 7
8. Real-World Reinventors
We Reinvent Ourselves Crafting Lifeâs Second Acts
The Ex-Offender Who Reinvented Himself
Donât Talk about It, Be about It!
The Doctor Is In
A Doctor Starting Over from Scratch
The Peace Corps Volunteer Who Would Be Texan and Grande Dame of Dining
Indispensable and a Joy to Read
Keeping the Faith under Superhuman Stress
Reinventing Herselfâ"From Public Assistance Recipient to World-Renowned Author
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 8
9. Being Your Own Mentor Is like Doing Stand-Up Comedyâ"Whose Line Is It, Anyway?
Igniting Yourself Is All About Adapting Lifeâs Lessons to Suit Your Individual Needs
The Creative Way a Stand-Up Comic Ignites Laughter
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 9
Part 4: Ignite Yourself!
10. Why Your Self-Esteem Is Directly Related to Your Intelligence
Intelligence in Action
Hundreds of Intelligences to Choose From
What Really Predicts Your Success in Life
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 10
11. Reignite Yourself with the Power of Karma
What Are You Putting Out There? Is It Glorious or Is It Toxic?
Being Your Own Mentor Requires Good Karma, Because Your Actions Will Come Back Full Circle
Take This Self-Esteem to Good Karma Quiz
Managerâs Checklist for Chapter 11
Conclusion
Index