{"podcast":{"title":"Simple Conversations","slug":"simple-conversations-7055849","podcast_index_feed_id":7055849,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6172649/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/simple-conversations--6172649","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ab4d9bca548cac9f33e718d117d12052.jpg","author":"ASG","episode_count":123,"summary":"What do you get when an Introvert sits down with an expert? Simple Conversations Connect with your new favourite host below: https://bio.link/asg_","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T08:17:12.506005+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-conversations-7055849"},"episode":{"title":"You Don't Have to Do It All ALONE, A Mentor Will Help | Dennis Quinn | SC117","slug":"you-don-t-have-to-do-it-all-alone-a-mentor-will-help-dennis-quinn-sc117","published_at":"2026-05-11T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-conversations-7055849/you-don-t-have-to-do-it-all-alone-a-mentor-will-help-dennis-quinn-sc117","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-conversations-7055849","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-don-t-have-to-do-it-all-alone-a-mentor-will-help-dennis-quinn-sc117--71959463","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71959463/default.mp3","summary":"Going Alone has been ruining Careers and Lives for Decades. Mentors are going extinct and that's the real problem in 2026. Dennis Quinn is a Veteran in the Big Brother Program and Junior Rehab Programs. Dennis has filled the mentor role for lost children for 30+ years. He has seen everything for the positive mentoring effects, the damage a bad environment does to someone and the impact a bad mentor can have on someone's future. Today I quizzed him on everything to do with mentorship. By the end of this episode you will not only know why you need a mentor but also discover that there are people in your life already who are prime candidates. Chapters; 00:00 - The Problem with the Lone Ranger Mentality 02:50 - How To Accept Help 04:50 - What makes a good mentor 12:45 - Offering More Than Presence 14:30 - Hear Them Out 25:54 - Success Or Evidence Should Be Top Of The List? 30:31 - The Mentor Vetting Process 33:31 - The Damage of a Bad Environment 40:17 - The Separator between Change and Standing Still? Dennis; https://www.instagram.com/djquinnauthor https://www.djquinnauthor.com ASG; https://www.instagram.com/asg_simple https://www.reddit.com/r/SimpleConversations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"Going Alone has been ruining Careers and Lives for Decades. Mentors are going extinct and that's the real problem in 2026. Dennis Quinn is a Veteran in th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2637,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simple-conversations-7055849/episodes/you-don-t-have-to-do-it-all-alone-a-mentor-will-help-dennis-quinn-sc117/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-conversations-7055849/you-don-t-have-to-do-it-all-alone-a-mentor-will-help-dennis-quinn-sc117.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}