"I believe in you", my supervisor has lifted me up and made my day with her such saying.I can read her eyes, feel her smile, and see her hidden love to me. Such a great person and a superordinary supervisor she is. No one is born a superman, but she is showing me you can grow super from your everyday's man effort. Be loving, be trusty, be inspiring, and you can grow up what you want to be.
I feel so inspired and energetic whenever we have a meeting. If what my supermom ( i call my supervisor supermom) says to me is such valuable, what from that spirit I can transfer to my students is a thousand times more valuable. I am going to model the students what and how I am modelled now by my supermom. How can i lift them up, how can i inspire them, how can i make them grow, they are my all-time questions to bear in mind and not to be answered overnight.
"You are growing a plant. Specifically you are working to create a favourable growing condition, and then you hope, since you cannot make the plant grow". This metaphor born by the supermom works well for me, and speaks a lot to me in the specific job of mentoring. "I am growing well and thanks to your care, I will grow up to what you hope for. Believe me" responded me.
It was a kind of magic word when someone told us "i believe in you". I know it works well for me ;-)
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