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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

One never forgets their first mentor. That first great mentor sticks with you always. Mine was legendary humorist and media figure Cactus Pryor. Cactus was 34 at the time that he began mentoring me. His father, Skinny Pryor, owned a movie theatre and entertained audiences with comedy routines during intermissions.

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"Think About What You Have To Do, and Do Something You're Thinking About"

Jason Womack

It started when I asked a mentor of mine what I could do to maintain more control over the classroom and encourage my students to engage in the information. Luckily, my mentor was able to "talk me down." One book I read, "Don't Shoot the Dog," by Karen Pryor, taught me about the power of reinforcement.

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