Adastra - Mentoring programme

The Adastra Foundation initiated its Mentoring Programme in October 2008. The programme is to support and encourage our scholarship recipients to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be. The Adastra Foundation realises that it is an effective way of helping people to progress in their careers.

Mentoring Workshop 15 July 2011 On Friday 15 July 2011 we had another Adastra Mentoring Session. To this session we also invited 4 WILS (Waikato Institute for Leisure & Sport Studies) participants who are part of the Waikato Academy for Young Achievers programme. Altogether we had 17 young people at our session. Ronny Phillips We once again asked Ronny Phillips to do a workshop on Communication and the Media. This included basic speaking skills, how to handle the media as well as tips on Social Media. Karen Ross For the first time we had Karen Ross as part of our Mentoring Programme. She is a transformational coach, experienced trainer and facilitator of change. She focuses on enabling already successful people to be even better. Karen embraces cultural and individual differences and relishes working with people from all walks of life. She has coached and trained people from numerous countries, spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and the Caribbean. Comments about the day included: "Karen was great! So relevant to what I'm going through at the moment. Ronnie was so easy to listen to as always. Thank you to both!" "Very beneficial and a lot of new ideas to work and apply to my sport. Thank you" "Really enjoyed the seminar and found out a lot of useful and interesting information and concepts" "I enjoyed it very much and will definitely be taking away more knowledge" "Very enjoyable and informative" "Was a great seminar! Really really enjoyed" "Very worthwhile. A lot more than I expected"
Past Mentoring Workshop November 25th 2010 On Friday November 25th saw another 11 Adastra Foundation recipients gather together for a Mentoring Session. We were back at The Hub at WINTEC's Hamilton CBD campus. Ronny Phillips was once again asked to do a workshop on Media based on his 30 years experience in the radio and media industry. He was invited back as a result of feedback from previous recipients. Then we did something slightly different. We had a goal setting workshop with Ron McLuckie. Ron's passion and purpose is helping people be successful and success means achieving the goals that are important to you. He believes that knowing what you really want is the most important ingredient for success and this is what goal-setting and achievement is all about. Comments about the day included: "Thank you so much, I found it extremely powerful having the reminders of things to do being successful" "Really enjoyable day; really appreciated all the effort the presenters put into their performances. So helpful for my development as an athlete to lead to successes in my golf results. Thank you!" "Thank you Avril and to the speakers" "Awesome, thank you very much for your help and efforts"

Past Mentoring Workshop July 23rd 2010 Twelve Adastra Foundation recipients came together on Friday 23 July 2010 at The Brian Perry Sports House in Hamilton for a Mentoring Session. The event ran from midday to 4pm. Ronny Phillips who was involved in our last Mentoring Session was back again to do a workshop on Media. Ronnie has 30 years experience in the radio industry and gave the recipients relevant information on "being interviewed" and "public speaking". Annah Mac was also part of the day. As a previous Adastra Scholarship recipient she told the audience her personal success story. This included a long term recording contract with Sony. The final session that day was lead by New Zealand's only gold medalist at the Sydney Olympic Games, Rob Waddell. His topic was Motivation and Goal Setting. He had the audience's undivided attention as he spoke about the systems he had in place to achieve his best. Comments about the day included: "A very well put together afternoon that was very beneficial and certainly provided great food for thought. Certainly a worth while afternoon with a lot to be learned." "Very enjoyable and beneficial - thank you!" "Thanks heaps of the support. Extremely appreciated."

Past Mentoring Workshop November 2009 On Friday 20 November 2009 a group of Adastra Foundation recipients gathered together at The Hub at WINTEC's Hamilton campus for a Mentoring Session that lasted 4 hours. Mentoring the Adastra Foundation recipients on that day was Ronny Phillips and Jamie Fitzgerald. Ronny did a workshop on Media which included public speaking, how to conduct an interview, inter alia whilst Jamie focused on Goal Setting and his expedition to the South Pole. They were also joined by fellow Adastrians and 2009 World Champions, the Kiwi Pair, Eric Murray and Hamish Bond who shared their experiences of 2009." Comments about the day included: "I felt it was a really good seminar and it was good to get to meet the people behind the Adastra Foundation and learn a bit more about it as without their help I would not be in the position I am as a sports person today." "I enjoyed the seminar very much. It was inspiring and gave me a sense of belonging within the Adastra Foundation". "Thank you very much I really enjoyed learning and getting inspired for my mission ahead."

Past Mentoring Workshop May 2009 In May 2009 our seminar was held in Hamilton and included a workshop on Public Speaking / Media Relations by Glenda Hughes and a Sponsorship Workshop by Tonia Cawood. Our thanks to everyone who attended and in particular to Glenda and Tonia for their fantastic presentations. "Thank you for the opportunity to learn and to develop my planning skills" "Thank you for the fantastic seminar. I got a huge amount out of it and being in the same room as some of the other recipients was inspirational"

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