October 27, 2023

Mentor Dida

Liberate Your Soul: Granting Permission for Spiritual Innovation

Key Points About Our Chat

• Personal Journey and Spiritual Awakening: Mentor Dida's upbringing in Kosovo during times of war and conflict deeply influenced his perspective on life and spirituality. He emphasized how witnessing both the worst and best of humanity shaped his commitment to creating positive change.

• Transition to the United States: Dida shared his experiences as an exchange student in the United States and how it led him to explore spirituality and its role in personal growth and changemaking.

• Spirituality in Changemaking: Dida discussed the significance of integrating spirituality with changemaking, highlighting that being a change maker should go beyond mere skill and involve a deep spiritual process that includes letting go, becoming a channel for positive change, and raising one's level of consciousness.

• Community Building: Dida stressed the importance of community building, where individuals let go of their egos, connect with their inner spiritual dimensions, and collaborate effectively to address global challenges such as climate change.

• Global Collaboration: Dida explained that addressing climate change requires leaders to transcend national identities and come together as a global human family. He emphasized that this process involves acknowledging individual fears and facilitating meaningful dialogues to move forward collectively.

“Rather than for me to identify as a victim of all of my circumstances, now I became a person who is being inspired by my suffering and my challenges to make a better world.”

Meet Mentor

Mentor is a people person who thrives on collaborating with changemakers and their teams to bring positive change to the world. Having grown up in Kosovo during the war, Mentor witnessed firsthand the devastating effects what happens when we forget to nurture our spiritual dimension of loving kindness. This experience ignited a deep passion for supporting changemakers who strive to make the world a better place. Mentor's expertise lies in experience design, community building, co-creation and design thinking. He excels at guiding the process that enables innovation and connection. With a wealth of experience, including working with organizations such as the U.S. Government, Ashoka, Facebook, T-Mobile, Internet Alchemy, CIEE, Yale, and Stanford University, Mentor has conducted over 100 unique custom programs and experiences for his clients, and facilitated hundreds more in workshops and individual sessions. Currently serve as a consultant at Ashoka, where he is the Director of Course & Community Building for the Spiritual Changemakers Initiative. 

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