Mentors: The ultimate utility

“If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before.”

- J Loren Norris

Think back to some of your favorite teachers, coaches and authority figures you had while growing up. The ones we looked up to were doing something right. They were able to command our attention and even get us to do things we may not have been interested in doing at the time. Those were our first unofficial mentors. We learned from them. We respected them. We may have even aspired to be like them. Mentors are essential to helping us make progress and…