Book Titles

Who Believed in You?
How Purposeful Mentorship Changes the World

By David McCormick, Dina McCormick

Year Published: 2025
ISBN-13: 978-1400235919
Categories: Leadership, Mentoring, Transformation

53 Quotes Found

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Who Believed in You?:

Life is about people, and work is a huge part of life. So work must therefore be about people.

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Who Believed in You?:

…you must be present for the people who need you most. – Satya Nadella

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Who Believed in You?:

…the type of mentoring that creates the most impact can happen in both organic and formalized ways.

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Who Believed in You?:

…helping a mentee to find their long-term calling is one of the best things you can do for them.

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Who Believed in You?:

Life isn’t meant to be perfect; it’s meant to be meaningful. But to be a leader, you must be able to take pushback. Leadership and strength go hand in hand.

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Who Believed in You?:

…you can feel safe taking a straight path in your career… But if you don’t take a little risk every now and again, you might miss a great opportunity that you couldn’t foresee.

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Who Believed in You?:

Almost everybody likes to be asked for advice, and it gives the prospective mentor a chance to pay it forward.

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Who Believed in You?:

Any time an opportunity comes your way that will not come around again, think long and hard before saying no. – Bob Hutchison

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Who Believed in You?:

We spend about half our life at work, and that’s far too much time to be transactional.

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Who Believed in You?:

…work is about people. That’s what work needs to be at the core.

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