Asa Shatkin
- Field: Clerical
- Language: English
- Time/Mo: 3 to 5 hours
- Bus.Size: Own Business
- Loc.: North America
- Seeking: Monthly
General Questions
- When is your birthday?11/03/1970
- Where were you born?New York
- What is your career, entrepreneurial or business background?To own my own successful business
- What educational background do you have?BFA
- What were the biggest challenges to achieving your dream?Not sure
- What are you looking for in a mentor?A role model - someone with experience in my industry
- Why do you want to be a Protege?I know there are experienced mentors out there who would like to share - I'm open to their guidance.
- What can you provide to a protege?Zambia, Africa
Childhood Questions
- Where did you grow up?Playing soccer with my friends in Africa.
- What was it like?Playing for hours with my friends, picking berries on the bluberry bushes outside, going swimming . . . .
- Did you get into trouble? What was the worst thing you did?
- How would you describe yourself as a child? Were you happy?I enjoyed college.
- What is your best memory of childhood? Worst?Average until I was in my 20's.
- How would you describe a perfect day when you were young?Painted, played music, had sex, took recreational drugs....
- What did you think your life would be like when you were older?
- Do you have any favorite stories from your childhood?
School
- Did / do you enjoy school?
- What kind of student were / are you?
- What would / did you do for fun?
- How would your classmates remember you?
- Are you still friends with anyone from that time in your life?
- What are your best memories of grade school/high school/college/graduate school? Worst memories?
- What teacher had a particularly strong influence of your life?
- What is a favorite memory from school?
Questions About Work
- What kinds of jobs have you had?
- What do you do now for income?
- How did you got into your line of work?
- Do you like your job?
- What did you think you were going to be when you grew up?
- What did you want to be when you grew up?
- What lessons has your work life taught you?
- If you could do anything now, what would you do? Why?
- Do you plan on retiring? If so, when? How do you feel about it?
- Do you have any favorite stories from your work life?
Life Questions
- What was the happiest moment of your life? What was the saddest moment of your life?
- Who was or is the most important person in your life?
- Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did they teach you?
- What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?
- What are you proudest of in your life?
- When in life have you felt most alone?
- How has your life been different than what you’d imagined?
- How would you like to be remembered?
- Do you have any regrets?
- What does your future hold?
