modern mentorship: getting you across campus (and beyond) one pep talk at a time
Going to your parents for advice can sometimes be hard, but I know from experience that if you open up to them they can actually be a big help. Plus, they really want to hear from you! Today, I’m sharing helpful tips for talking to your parents or anyone you’re thinking of going to for advice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1BpC5OS8OM
Back to school after the holiday break is always rough, but winter classes mean the possibility of snow days. For me, snow days are always about baking (or making pancakes) or both and I wanted to share a healthier version of doughnuts. These are made like muffins, but roll them in cinnamon sugar and yum… doughnuts!
Donut Ingredients
Makes 24 mini donuts holes
1 ½ cups almond flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 TBS coconut oil
2 TBS honey
2 large eggs
3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1 mashed banana
(I threw a handful of dark chocolate chips in my second batch because I had some to use!)
Mini muffin tin
Cinnamon Sugar (I used coconut sugar) for rolling
Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees. In a mixing bowl combine almond flour, salt baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice then add the coconut oil, honey, eggs, pumpkin and banana until smooth.
Grease the mini-muffin pan (I used a tiny bit of coconut oil) and spoon in batter.
Bake at 325° for 15-20 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
Let cool, scoop out, then roll in cinnamon sugar.
Enjoy!
This year has been incredible! It’s been such a pleasure to guide you and I wanted to share my top videos of 2014! Thanks for making this year so special!
What to do if you’re not Invited to a Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uzh0yk25zw
How I Stopped Gossiping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrHG-spNT3g
What to do when you’re Mad at Yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehhOyo9Du-8
What to do when you can’t Invite all your Friends to your Birthday Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3de2ILxRFTA
How to be Popular
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb0mOmOX-Ck
Happy holidays, Modern Mentees! What are you going to be up to? I’m excited to hang with my family, eat delicious food, catch up on sleep… and Netflix! I wanted to share today’s topic because it’s something I’m personally working on. I find, especially during the holidays, that we’re so so so busy and looking forward to lots of things that we totally forget the present moment. The present moment is so important because it’s really all we have! Check out today’s video to help you celebrate the average day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id_mY75GPhY
There’s a big myth out there that most students love college right off the bat. If you’re still feeling iffy about the whole thing that’s totally normal. So many girls come home for the holidays freshman year feeling like they should have their friendships, classes, and relationships all figured out. That’s setting the bar way too high. Freshman year is a big transition. Check out the video to learn how to relax if you’re not in love with your college experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW1Rw5SW6bs
I don’t know about you, but by the time December rolls around, all I’m craving are my favorite holiday foods. Combine this with the school stress you might be facing, and your healthy routine flies out the window. In order to enter 2015 feeling awesome, we need to put a big emphasis on BALANCE. You can have it all, but not all at once! I want you to eat your holiday favorites, but make time for exercise. I want you to study for your exams, but face them without craziness. Here’s how to find balance during the crazy busy holiday season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki75adjlKgA
Blessed (adj): sacred, worthy of adoration, reverence; put a hashtag on it and does the meaning still hold up? A quick search shows that we’re feeling #blessed for our hot bods, naps, and Thursday night television. Whether we use the hashtag ironically or to announce our thanks online, doing so can dilute gratitude. Feeling blessed is a personal experience. The moments you find yourself feeling thankful are entirely unique to you. They’re sacred reminders that you’re whole, complete, and lack nothing. Add a hashtag and it takes a deeply personal experience and makes it public and searchable. It’s incredibly important to acknowledge our blessings, but how do we do it in an online world? Check out this month’s Smart Girls Group article!
‘Tis the season of school dances! I heard so many stories of girls not having a good time at a dance because a boy didn’t ask them to dance or because they were rejected when they asked someone else. Check out the video below to see why your good time doesn’t depend on a boy and what to remember if someone doesn’t want to dance with you (because I’ve been there)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3aRQyrRjvI
I recently received a lot of questions about what to do when you feel like you don’t have a group and what to do when you get major FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) because you’re staying in when it seems like everyone is going out. My question for you is: Do you ever have a Big Night In? I love a good BNI, but it took me awhile to get comfortable with it because I felt like everyone was having fun and I was just at home. Let me tell you, it’s really not the case. Check out the video below to hear my take on the BNI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL8MmKvFCpM
If you’ve been in any of my groups lately I’ve been talking about how I say sorry ALL the time. In true Modern Mentor fashion, I asked myself, “why?” and figured out that it comes from wanting to be liked! Today I’m sharing why we need stop with the sorry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXuFHK9xA-4