Life without a mentor is like navigating rush-hour traffic in an unfamiliar city with no GPS, no maps app, and your phone dying at 1%.
A mentor is the seasoned local driver who’s cruised that route hundreds of times. They know:
Which lanes look fast but dead-end in gridlock
Where the speed traps hide on Fridays
When to pull over for coffee and wait out the worst jam instead of honking in frustration
You’ll still reach your destination on your own… eventually. But solo, you arrive later, more stressed, with less gas (money, energy, patience), and a fresh set of road-rage phrases.
A mentor compresses 10 years of trial-and-error headaches into 6–18 months of “Whoa, good dodge—thanks!”
