Mentorship is many things. For some, it’s traditional. Someone senior takes someone junior under their wing. For others, it’s a little more unconventional. Learning might come from many different sources over the years. Wisdom show up in unexpected places. The one thing that mentorship has in common for everyone is that it’s personal. So instead of telling you this is what mentorship should look like, we thought we’d share some inspirational quotes on the topic, and let you decide for yourself what it means to you.
“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“My mentor said, ‘Let’s go do it,’ not ‘You go do it.’ How powerful when someone says, ‘Let’s!’” — Jim Rohn
“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” — John Crosby
“My mistakes have been my greatest mentors.” – Steve Maraboli
“We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.” — Whoopi Goldberg
“You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.” — Diana Ross
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
― Margaret Mead“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey
