Why I mentor - Spotlight on Studology101 and The "We All We Got" Movement

Why I mentor:

Studology101 and The "We All We Got" Movement 

Mentorship refers to a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps a less experienced or less knowledgeable person.

The person in receipt of mentorship may be referred to as a protégé (male), a protégée (female), an apprentice or, in recent years, a mentee.

"Mentoring" is a process that always involves communication and is relationship based, but its precise definition is elusive. One definition of the many that have been proposed, is

Mentoring is a process for the informal transmission of knowledge, social capital, and the psychosocial support perceived by the recipient as relevant to work, career, or professional development;mentoring entails informal communication, usually face-to-face and during a sustained period of time, between a person who is perceived to have greater relevant knowledge, wisdom, or experience (the mentor) and a person who is perceived to have less (the protégé)".

Studology101's Mission: To bridge the gap between gays and straights! Founders of the "We All We Got" Movement!

The "We All We Got" Movement's mission is to promote and recognize LGBTQ talents of all kinds.

In 2010 in the midst of a bad relationship, I was searching the internet looking for answers.  I stumbled upon  some YouTube videos of Pookz and DZ, better known as Studology101.  I decided to reach out to these two experts within the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer) Community to help me bring closure to this relationship.  After I sat and watched their videos, I couldn't believe that they were so young yet so on fire and so passionate about serving others.


My initial interaction with them was separate; I talked to Pookz on the phone before I had ever talked to DZ, and it felt like I was talking to my long lost kin.   It is rare that I interact with young adults and have this feeling.  I immediately knew after talking to DZ that I needed to be a part of their lives.  The similarities in how the three of us communicate, articulate our words, and subjects we were well versed on....I knew this was the moment I had been praying for.

Pookz (Left) and DZ (Right) of Studology101

See, I've mentored / been a Life Coach to "celebrities" in various industries for over 8 years.  There have been times when I felt like nothing more than a paid part of the entourage and other times where I've had to refund money because I couldn't see the difference I was making.  

As someone who has been involved in / co founder of / head consultant for various movements over the last 11 years, I look for certain criteria when mentoring people who have movements:

• Criteria # 1 - IS your Movement MOVING?
• Criteria # 2 - Are you doing this to be popular or to make a difference?
• Criteria # 3 - WHO are the people that surround you and encourage you to keep PUSHING?

The list goes on, but most people who come to me looking to be mentored don't get past these three mainly because they believe that if their name isn't a part of the "movement" then they somehow won't be recognized for their part.

 With Studology101 the impact was made upon our first interaction......



I was SO impressed that I flew to Atlanta to meet them.  We had been interacting and I'm big on Human Interaction (capital letters on purpose), so I flew to Atlanta and knew immediately that they weren't supposed to be there.  The environment by which they were surrounding themselves was enough to make my spirit boil.  IMAGINE THAT: I was going to have to give Studology101 "constructive criticism" on our first face to face.

Most people wouldn't be able to handle it.  I've been known as a real "hard core" mentor and Life Coach.  What most people don't realize is that I mentored myself through a life of abandonment and teenage prostitution from the age of 14 until I graduated from a Prestigious Jesuit University in Los Angeles in 2000.  Many people cannot take my straight forward, no chaser mentality.  I was born to mentor.  I was bred to mentor.  I love to mentor.

Pookz and DZ took the lessons with stride.  They accepted what they already knew and moved back to Dallas to continue the movement.  I was so proud that they had the ability to resist the temptation to look at their brief Atlanta visit as a failure and instead chose to learn from the experience to provide even more to those who follow them.

I am blessed and beyond humbled to say I now mentor two of the brightest, intelligent God loving, motivating LIFE CHANGERS in the Gay Community. Pookz and DZ of Studology101 are celebrities who haven't realized that they are celebrities.  I want to share my story because I want you to know how amazing these two young studs are.  Not only am I their mentor, they are in turn my teachers.  I learn as much from them as they learn from me and their intelligence surpasses that of people in their 40's or 50's.  This is what just a few of their supporters have to say about them:

The video below is an example of just how God Driven these two are....

 

I was so proud of my mentees when they were contacted by the best selling Lesbian Magazine in the nation, Curve Magazine which has a predominantly older Anglo demographic.

 

With this partnership, Curve Magazine now have the ability to cater to a younger urban crowd thus showing how strategic Studology101 are, how open the Universe is to their accomplishments, and how driven they are to really bridge the gap within the LGBTQ community.   

A lot of straight people don't understand that Gay people have to encounter prejudice from within their own community AS WELL AS the opposition from those in the straight community.  Being gay is hard enough but imagine not having anyone to turn to for advice and guidance - that's where Pookz and DZ come in.  

Did I mention they're ONLY 22 years old?  

 

They were also hand picked to be a part of the Brown Boi Project,  a community of masculine of center womyn, men, two-spirit people, transmen, and our allies committed to transforming our privilege of masculinity, gender, and race into tools for achieving Racial and Gender Justice.

 Listen below as Pookz talks about her experience......

 

 

In late 2010 there were numerous reports of teenagers in the LGBTQ community committing suicide due to bullying.  

We immediately came together and founded ImGayNowWhat.com as a call to action from another project called "It Gets Better". 
 

With over 12,000 hits in under a year, ImGayNowWhat.com has become it's own mentor program with Ambassadors in The United States and abroad.  

 

All of this in less than 1 year......And so the We All We Got Movement continues to move and is now joined by The SEQ/Hope Movement to collectively bring ImGayNowWhat.com, free of charge, to all LGBTQ teens and their allies, to let them know that it DOES get better and WE ARE a team devoted to the well being of each and every teen who has ever been hurt, picked upon, discriminated against, to every teen who has been afraid to come out or has been shunned because they came out....We are here to make a difference not make a name for ourselves.  Our actions will speak louder than our words. 

 

 ImGayNowWhat, a website dedicated to the teen LGBTQ members who need a positive, SAFE, inspiring place to go online.  

 We have come together because we understand the NEED for a Teen LGBTQ community with no agenda other than to be a safe haven for mentoring & motivating LGBTQ Teens. 
Suicide is NOT an option. 
We want to HELP.
For FREE.
WE CARE and LOVE EACH & EVERY LGBTQ Teen Worldwide!

 

 

 I don't know what the future holds but I'm blessed to know WHO holds my future.  I am so thankful that I've had the opportunity to mentor these two bright Soldiers. 


In a World full of CHAOS I'd be remiss to not let you know to HOLD ON - POSSIBILITIES EXIST™ I love you, and there's absolutely, positively, nothin you can do about it!!! Dawn The Self-Esteem Queen™ 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR - With a knack for bouncing back when faced with the most difficult adversity, Dawn The Self Esteem Queen™ has quickly become known for her ability to get people out the “victim” mindset immediately. An Internationally Recognized Rescuer of Teenage Prostitutes and Runaways, In Demand Speaker, Author, Mentor and Spiritual Life Coach, Dawn “The SEQ” uses her experience with trials to mentor, minister, and coach people all over the World. One of today’s leading experts on Teen Mentoring, Self-Esteem Enhancement, and Servant Leadership, Dawn’s mission in life is to teach individuals how to BE BETTER Human Beings. 

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