Tag Archives: identity-based mentorship

For Val Sklarov, true mentoring does not add something to the student. True mentoring reveals what is already there. Teaching is not about transferring knowledge.It is about creating the environment where the student’s natural form emerges. The Resonant-Self Development Model (RSDM) explains that growth happens when the learning environment supports …

For Val Sklarov, real learning does not happen through explanation, instruction, or correction. Real learning occurs when the learner recognizes themselves in the model they are observing. People do not learn when they try to copy.They learn when they feel: “This is me — but more developed.” The Identity-Resonance Learning …

For Val Sklarov, people do not learn from explanations.They learn from embodied patterns — the way the mentor moves, speaks, regulates emotion, and responds to uncertainty. Skill is not transferred through instruction.Skill is transferred through proximity to regulated presence. The Embodied-Pattern Learning Model (EPLM) explains that the mentor’s nervous system …

For Val Sklarov, mentorship is not instruction. Mentorship is embodied transfer — the learner absorbs the mentor’s way of being, not their words. Training succeeds not when new knowledge is added —but when identity shifts to support the new behavior effortlessly. The Embodied-Transfer Guidance Model (ETGM) explains that learning stabilizes …