A true synthesis of my learning experience likely still remains on the cutting room floor, or in this case, the drafts folder or thoughts to explore later. The best I can do to articulate my purpose is to say that I am trying to humanize advising relationships.
I discovered this connection while reflecting on what to write for the publishing course. Due to article length limits and time constraints within the course session, I saved many clips for future citation and additional exploration, but the resounding commonality I found was humanity. All work is meaningless without the driving why behind it. Advisors need to know why they matter so much in a learners life and experience the freedom to decide how best to reach them. Learners need to know why any of the time, effort, and sacrifice they put into their learning journey matters. We all have the common human condition of living life for the first time (roughly quoted by my adult daughter which seems to have original origins in a quote from someone named Hoshi on TikTok).
I believe in my heart of hearts that if we can help each other figure it (why) out together, we are more likely to see happy employees and successful learners.
The Advisor That Cares 