There’s constant talk about how youth unemployment is high, higher, highest. Politicians, agencies and economists are horrified over the numbers. We are not horrified at 365. We have different figures. We have: “Seven things you can do if you are unemployed”.
I cried when Mr. Miyagi died. And you those of you who don’t know who Mr. Miyagi is are perhaps not interested in popular culture or maybe there’s just something wrong with you. And that's okay.
Mr. Miyagi is the old guy in the Karate Kid movies. He coined the term: Wax on, wax off. He was the one catching a fly with a pair of chopsticks. The one who teaches Daniel-San to do the crane.
Mr. Miyagi is my first picture of what an inspiring mentor is. My first idea of what it’s like to have a wise and powerful role model. As you all know the goal of life is of course to become stronger than your mentor and eventually to become independent. This was the case in the Karate Kid-movies. And in real life as well. But in real life I’ve had the luxury of having more than one mentor. I surround myself with mentors. They give me energy, contact information of good people to know and tips on things I can do to be even sharper, smarter and more creative. Having a mentor is like having a bigger sibling except that you usually don’t get beaten by your mentor. Except Daniel-San. He got his ass kicked by Mr. Miyagi. But it was like coal needing pressure to become diamonds.
Text: Navid Modiri
Required time:
1 day or less
Cons:
A mentor has a lot of power. This can be abused.
Pros:
By using your mentors experiences and tips you can avoid a lot of traps and mistakes.
