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Kaleidoscopic Me #001 - The Part We Don’t Want to See

When I planned my move to Canada, being a caregiver sounded right. I’ve always connected well with people. I have an arts background (which helps me enter different worlds quickly). And I like to show up to help. I didn’t know that, by my second month living here, I’d already have a caregiving job in my hands. This is my account of what it was like to be a caregiver in Canada — and how it shapes the professional I am today. Ok, it seems I am capable… I find it funny how my li

Álvaro Jensen

Oct 163 min read

Wayfinders Room #004- A Simple Mentoring Method that Works

Self-efficacy, vulnerability, and creativity — the way I mentor The first thing I believe everyone needs to develop (and what I always try to exercise in my mentoring) is a sense of ‘I am capable’ (also known in psychology as ‘ self-efficacy ’). My method starts with active listening. I listen to the person about how they are and how life is going, without interrupting, until they feel they’ve said everything that was inside them in that moment (yes, sometimes it takes time).

Álvaro Jensen

Oct 162 min read