The Importance of Mentorship in Breaking Glass Ceilings

 

You probably think you can smash the glass ceiling all by yourself, right? Just lace up your metaphorical combat boots, grab a hammer, and start swinging. Bold move. Except, spoiler alert: without mentorship, you’re just smashing your forehead against reinforced corporate glass while upper management sips lattes and pretends they can’t hear you.

Mentorship is the secret elevator that gets you past the floors you’d otherwise be stuck cleaning. Let’s walk (or stumble) through the stages of how mentorship transforms you from “that ambitious newbie” into someone who finally makes HR send out a congratulatory email about your promotion.

The “I Can Do It Alone” Phase

This is where you march into the workplace like Katniss Everdeen with a résumé instead of a bow and arrow. You assume talent, grit, and caffeine are enough. Bad news: talent is just the entry ticket, grit makes you tired, and caffeine makes you shake during presentations. 

Here’s the full story. 

The Best Pickleball Shoes for Court Performance and Injury Prevention

 

Oh, so now you care about shoes? Not when you sprinted across the hardwood in your 6-year-old running sneakers from that one half-marathon you never trained for—but now, after tripping over your own foot trying to return a dink shot?

Listen, you might already have the reflexes of a caffeinated squirrel and the determination of a toddler denied an iPad, but let’s face it: your shoe game is trash. And in pickleball, that’s the fast lane to rolled ankles, sore knees, and early retirement (from your recreational league, but still dramatic).

So let’s talk about pickleball shoes—yes, it’s a thing, and no, your cousin’s old tennis kicks aren’t cutting it. Let’s protect those ankles, boost your court swagger, and make sure your feet survive your midlife athletic crisis.

The “I’ll Just Wear My Gym Shoes” Phase

You show up to the court like you’re about to hit the elliptical—because duh, shoes are shoes, right? Spoiler alert: they are not. One slide into a poorly executed side shuffle and boom—your lateral stability just filed for divorce. 

Let’s break it down.