
How Other People Shape Your Success | Mesmin Destin
Good Life Project
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The Role of Peers in Identity-Based Mentoring
I feel like the thing that matters a whole lot more than what a teacher might tell you is what your peers are telling you and again explicitly or implicitly. We're so hardwired for belonging that it's not just about what one person says it's possible not possible but the role of the people with which you're surrounded. I've done some other work where we had students who were just beginning college coming in as freshmen all about who am I supposed to be hereWhat part of my identity do I show what do I hide? It really key messages about what it means to come from a range of backgrounds at this university.
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