If someone asked the question “who was the most influential person in your life, Or “who do you most admire?”, would you have an answer? Is there someone that makes your admiration list? But, what about “who is your mentor?”, would you have an answer? So what’s the difference and why should we cultivate mentor relationships?

For most of us it is fairly easy to list a few people who have influenced our lives. It could be a parent, teacher even a president or a world leader. Their example has shaped our thinking about how we live our lives. We could all come up with a fairly long list of people we admire for various reasons from intellect to appearance. But thinking about the people in our lives who have mentored us, that is a list that may be slightly harder to compile.

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