What is a mentor?
A long while ago, I had a manager that felt strongly about developing people through personality-driven exercises. One of these exercises focused on discovering your calling using ‘Calling Cards’. Through this exercise, it was determined that I am highly realistic and social; my motivation (or natural calling) being 'bringing out potential by fixing things and helping people'. Mentoring (or mentorship) is something that I feel strongly about. A relationship of this manner has the power to strengthen, shape and build confidence in individuals (on both sides) that can be seen throughout many aspects of life. Most people see mentoring as something that is official and pertains mostly to education and profession. However, I see mentorship as any situation where someone seeks to improve an aspect of their life from someone that they trust and feel can provide helpful guidance. Before you ask, no I am not an official (or documented) mentor. I am someone who truly likes a