Krista Goon

A mentor is someone who helps you see what you can't and tells you about the pitfalls before you encounter them. A mentor is like a parent and teacher rolled into one. He/she looks out for you and looks after you yet never interfering or telling you what you should do. He/she merely advises in the kindest and gentlest way but allows you to grow and makes decisions on your own.

Like an angel, he/she is never too far to ask for advice or help though the mentor should resist from offering financial

assistance. The mentor should be wise enough to step back and let the mentee learn sometimes. The mentor should point the mentee in the right direction but it is entirely up to the mentee to take the path. He/she never stinges on sharing (advice or resources) all he/she knows about what the mentee wants to know.

A mentor is someone you can turn to for advice because his experience, skills and commonsense far surpass one's own. ;-) We don't need to make the same mistakes or go through the same problems because we can learn from a mentor.