Second Week of ED 676

Turn to Mentors

                Reading the first chapter of Thrive 5 Ways to (Re) Invigorate Your Teaching by Meenoo Rami, made me think about how lucky I am for being surrounded by wise mentors who help me succeed in my field. As an Arabic language educator at two universities, I have chairmen, coordinators, and colleagues who are always willing to observe, collaborate, encourage, and share ideas when they are solicited and needed. We all as educators play the roles of mentors and mentees to each other.

                Dr. Omran is one of the most helpful mentors I have ever had. We have both been working at the same institute for four years, but we met just for a few times in the annual meetings. One day I e-mailed Dr. Omran to share with him my ideas about expanding the Arabic language courses at the university.Since then, he has been a tremendous help in preparing the proposal of the course and always praising and encouraging me during this new project.

Give and Take

             Reading the first chapter of Give and Take and listening to Adam Grant’s conversation with Aimee Groth led me to visit Google to do some research about him and his book. I found some very interesting quotes he mentioned in his book, which I believe will be very helpful for anyone who wants to be successful. Some of the quotes are:

 

1- “Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.”

― Adam Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

2-"The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me. That is the real accolade.”
― Adam Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

3-“If we create networks with the sole intention of getting something, we won’t succeed. We can’t pursue the benefits of networks; the benefits ensue from investments in meaningful activities and relationships.”
― Adam Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

4-“Highly successful people have three things in common: motivation, ability, and opportunity.”
― Adam Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

 5-“This is what I find most magnetic about successful givers: they get to the top without cutting others down, finding ways of expanding the pie that benefit themselves and the people around them. Whereas success is zero-sum in a group of takers, in groups of givers, it may be true that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”

― Adam Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

 6-“Many people who hold giver values in life choose matching as their primary reciprocity style at work, seeking an even balance of give and take.”

― Adam Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

7-“You never know where somebody’s going to end up. It’s not just about building your reputation; it really is about being there for other people.”
― Adam M. Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

8-“If you insist on a quid pro quo every time you help others, you will have a much narrower network.”
― Adam M. Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

9-“Whereas success is zero-sum in a group of takers, in groups of givers, it may be true that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”

― Adam M. Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

10-“But there’s something distinctive that happens when givers succeed: it spreads and cascades.”
― Adam M. Grant, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success