Mentorship has the power to ignite potential across communities and generations. Diana Vicezar shares how mentors shaped her own path and how mentoring others has created ripples of positive transformation. She challenges common misconceptions about mentorship and encourages everyone to embrace this role as a means to create change. Diana offers practical steps to start your mentorship journey, demonstrating how it benefits both mentors and mentees. Her talk inspires action, showing how even small acts of guidance can lead to profound impacts on individuals and communities alike. Mentorship has the power to ignite potential across communities and generations. Diana Vicezar shares how mentors shaped her own path and how mentoring others has created ripples of positive transformation. She challenges common misconceptions about mentorship and encourages everyone to embrace this role as a means to create change. Diana offers practical steps to start your mentorship journey, demonstrating how it benefits both mentors and mentees. Her talk inspires action, showing how even small acts of guidance can lead to profound impacts on individuals and communities alike. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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