Something Worth Knowing is a daily reel series by Caoimhe Duggan, founder of Ten Mentors. Real life motivation tips from mentors, movies and books, cut down to the bits worth knowing. New every day on Instagram and TikTok.
A new reel every day
Most motivation online is a quote over a sunset. Something Worth Knowing is different. Every day there is one new reel, and every reel starts with something real: advice from a mentor, a scene from a movie, a line from a book, or a finding from research. Then it gets boiled down to one tip you can use today.
A minute to watch. Worth remembering for years.
Personal growth from mentors, movies and books
- Mentors. The advice good mentors give, shared with everyone who never had one.
- Movies. The scenes that teach you something about courage, work or how to treat people.
- Books. The one idea from a book that is worth your time, even if the whole book is not.
- Research. What the studies actually say, in plain words.
- Everyday life. Lessons picked up along the way, including from travelling to 120 countries.
A few recent reels
- What it means to be a best friend. Aristotle on true friendship, and Good Will Hunting showing what it looks like in real life.
- Katie Taylor. Women’s boxing was banned in Ireland when she was nine. She trained anyway.
- Brenda Fricker on courage. A mentor worth knowing, and why courage is not always loud.
- Rejection and confidence. Confidence does not come before the scary thing. It comes from doing it, again and again.
- The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman. The book to read if you want to understand where AI is taking us.
- Do it for you first. What would your life look like if nobody was watching?
Who is behind it
Something Worth Knowing is created by Caoimhe Duggan (pronounced “Quiva”, known as CD). She is the author of three books, has travelled to 120 countries, and founded Ten Mentors in 2024.
Ten Mentors builds mentoring for the people who usually get left out of it: frontline, admin and support staff, the forgotten workforce. Something Worth Knowing is the same idea in your feed. Not everyone gets a mentor, so here are the bits a mentor would tell you. You can read how Ten Mentors started on Our Story.
If you like the reels, you will like this
- 15 Principles to Master the Art of Living, CD’s book at the heart of the Ten Mentors box
- Ten Mentors Music, A Mentor In Your Ears™
- Best Self Help Books, the reading list behind a lot of the reels
- The Ten Mentors box, mentoring you can give your whole team
- The Ten Mentors blog, longer reads on the same ideas
Questions people ask
Who makes Something Worth Knowing?
Caoimhe Duggan, author and founder of Ten Mentors.
What kind of content is on Something Worth Knowing?
Daily reels with real life motivation tips and personal growth lessons drawn from mentors, movies, books, research and everyday life.
Is Something Worth Knowing part of Ten Mentors?
Yes. It is the social home of Ten Mentors’ founder, sharing the ideas behind the brand in bite-sized form.
Where do I follow it?
On Instagram at @somethingworthknowing and on TikTok at @tenmentors. A new reel goes up every day.