Ep. 11 — Mentor Program Developer — Terrance “Tuck” Tucker (Interview Summary)

Terrance “Tuck” Tucker of the T.U.C.K. Project http://www.tuckprojectsc.com/

(The Imagine Exposure Vodcast Guest Interview)

1. Name of Guest — Terrance “Tuck” Tucker
2. Career — Motivational Speaker / Male Mentoring / Licensed Therapist
3. How did your passions when you were a child prepare you for your career as an adult? — Tuck shared that when he was younger he saw a lot of young men without mentors making a lot of bad decisions. He also shared that when he was younger he decided if God ever gave him the opportunity he would help the young men in his neighborhood.
4. In his journey he was influenced by many positive men that were “bridge builders”. He defined bridge builders as someone who created an opportunity for other young men to come over (from being in difficult circumstances) so that they could also build their own families.
5. What do they love the most about your jobs? — Tuck shared that he loves seeing growth in a protege / mentee. He loves seeing the development process in some of the young men that he invested in. He loves to help the young men have a strong foundation to weather the many storms of life.
6. What is your Cultivate Countdown? (or principles that help you do well at your work.)

Terrance “Tuck” Tucker’s Cultivate Countdown

1. It has to be inside you (ie. Mentoring is more than a list, a person has to want to actually help the young person.)
2. Tunnel Vision (ie. focus on helping the young people)
3. Know your purpose
4. Connect with the right people. (ie. teacher, principals and difference makers within the district.)

7. Based on what you know now about your vocation, what advice would you give to yourself if you could go back to the first day of the job? -Tuck shared that he would have gotten more certifications, he would have gotten licensed earlier in the process. He encouraged any professional whose job was tied to getting licensed to getting certified as soon as possible. He stressed the importance of men and women stepping up to the challenge of trying to get the proper certifications earlier.

8. One motivational quote -

…Do unto others as you would have them do unto you… — Matthew 7:12b

For more information on our guest:

Connect with Tuck through the…

The Community Vibes Podcast — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgAmTY1q7ZqZNUCAO8Hn77g/videos

The Bulldog Report Podcast — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9YXCaOwTPEKoKZ92tJme2Q/videos

The T.U.C.K. (Together Uplifting Community Kids) Project website — http://www.tuckprojectsc.com/

Email — info@tuckprojectsc.org

For the full video interview check out:

https://youtu.be/lOb5RE1e5l4

For for a full listing of Imagine Exposure Vodcast Interview Guests check out the rest of this blog roll and this link — https://www.pinterest.com/gracetocultivate/imagine-exposure-vodcast-interview-guest-a-z/