Top 70 Mentor Quotes – Best Mentor Quotes – Inspiring and Motivating

Sheryl Sandberg was a mentor and a champion for me, and she saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself.

The question is not “can you wear your father’s shoes?”. The question is “can you walk in your father’s shoes?”. It is one thing having a mentor and it is another thing to become like your mentor.

Don’t try to reinvent the wheel. Just learn from the guys who have already done it well. You need a mentor, a seasoned coach who is willing to share his wisdom and experience with you. Ask someone who has already been successful to guide you.

We all have the tendency to believe self-doubt and self-criticism, but listening to this voice never gets us closer to our goals. Instead, try on the point of view of a mentor or good friend who believes in you, wants the best for your, and will encourage you when you feel discouraged.

Teaching is a creative profession, not a delivery system. Great teachers do [pass on information], but what great teachers also do is mentor, stimulate, provoke, engage.

Find a mentor who has skills in the area you want to develop. That sounds so simple, but it’s the key to a successful relationship.

Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving.

Seek out counsel and be a mentor to people, because then they learn how to be mentors.

Everyone needs a mentor.

A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.

Develop a mentor at each stage of your career – someone who will give you guidance and advice.

Excel and you will get a mentor.

It’s very hard to be successful without having a good mentor, it is essential to have someone you can look up to and emulate. Also, a mentor will show you the tricks and pitfalls of the game because they have likely already been around the block.

Find a business mentor. Connect with others who are successful in other lines of business. Bounce ideas off them, pick their brains. Maybe they can re-write a proposal for you.

Bill Gates has always been a mentor and inspiration for me even before I knew him. Just growing up, I admired how Microsoft was mission-focused.

I can’t emphasize enough the value of future leaders having a great mentor, sponsor, even a great coach.

A mentor enables a person to achieve. A hero shows what achievement looks like.

The people that are succeeding have often had a mentor of some kind. I think it makes a huge difference.

Sometimes a mentor has to be reminded of the principles he has tried to instill in others.

I’ll be a mentor to those who want to create a business, product or service and aren’t exactly sure how to do that. To me, it’s a true sign of success if I can help someone have a better time of it.

A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained.

My father was clearly a mentor. He told me if you work 10 years and you worked 40 hours a week, then you had 10 years experience. But if you worked 10 years and you worked 60 hours a week, then you had 15 years’ experience.

No matter what your age and no matter where you come from, everyone can change the world in some way, whether it’s being a mentor to someone younger than you or someone that doesn’t have as much experience as you. If you’re passionate enough, you can do whatever you want and definitely change the world.

To be a successful mentor one must have knowledge and willingness to dedicate a lot of time to mentorship.

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a mentor, a teacher, a guidepost, a counsellor.

Unfortunately, many people do not feel comfortable with freedom. They must find for themselves a leader, a guru, or a mentor to take over the direction of their spiritual lives and who will tell them what to do and how to think. A guide or a counselor is understandable, as in sports or music or in any pursuit, but that is not enough. Many mistakenly believe they have to be led each step of the way.

I think a mentor gets a lot of satisfaction in a couple of ways. They’re doing something constructive, so they feel good about that. And when they see the results of this, with the young people they’re working with, it’s very, very rewarding.

And with the right mentor, don’t be afraid to expose your vulnerabilities. Admit you don’t know what you don’t know. When you acknowledge your weaknesses and ask for advice, you’ll be surprised how much others will help.

Shortly after I met my mentor he asked me, ‘Mr. Rohn, how much money have you saved and invested over the last six years?’ And I said, ‘None.’ He then asked, ‘Who sold you on that plan?’

Ultimately, even if you follow the advice of a mentor or board member, it’s still your fault if they were wrong!

Once you embrace the absolute truth that every leader needs a mentor, you can begin to achieve the massive growth and success that you seek.

You can’t be a successful leader or mentor until you have served. You can’t serve until you have stepped out of your comfort zone. And you can’t step out of your comfort zone unless you have character and keep your word.

I love to nurture, I love to help people. I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor.

My mentor. . . showed me that, when things go sideways, blame has no place in the room.

What I could really use is an older man. A mentor. One who could tell me how things fit together. He would have asked me to do chores that I felt were meaningless. I would have been impatient and protested, but done them nonetheless. And eventually, after several months of hard labour, I would have realised that there was a deeper meaning behind it all, and that the master had a cunning plan all the time.

My mentor said, ‘Let’s go do it,’ not ‘You go do it.’

The difference in a teacher and a mentor is that a mentor is interested in our soul.

My most valued mentor. . . taught me that failing didn’t equate to failure, it just meant you had another shot at getting it right.

Conscience, as a mentor, the guide and compass of every act, leads ever to happiness. When the individual can stay alone with his or her conscience and get its approval, without knowing force or specious knowledge, then he or she begins to know what real happiness is.

Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor.

I remember saying to my mentor, ‘If I had more money, I would have a better plan.’ He quickly responded, ‘I would suggest that if you had a better plan, you would have more money.’ You see, it’s not the amount that counts; it’s the plan that counts.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

My mentor said, ‘Let’s go do it’, not ‘You go do it’. How powerful when someone says, ‘Let’s!’

Always make sure you understand what your mentor is saying or asking. If not, don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Think for yourself. Unplug yourself from follow-the-follower groupthink, and virtually ignore what everyone else in your industry is saying (except the ones everyone agrees is crazy). Do your own research, draw your own conclusions, set your own course, and stick to your guns. When you’re just starting out, people will tell you you’re wrong. After you’ve blown past them, they’ll tell you you’re crazy. A few years after that, they’ll (privately) ask you to mentor them.

A successful mentor is proud of his mentees, knowing that he has given a part of himself in their success.

Find a great role model, perhaps someone who struggled and only really succeeded when older. Their biography and what they’ve done differently from you will help you. If such a person is willing to mentor you or at least allow you to work around them, great.

What the great mentor is always looking for is a person who is willing to tap his genius, to put it through the refiner’s fire, to do the hard work to develop it. Indeed, mentoring is the medieval art of alchemy-turning plain old human steel into hearts and minds of gold.

God did not create you to be alone. He deposited skills, knowledge, and talents in someone out there who is expected to mentor you, teach you and encourage you to go high. Go, get a mentor!

Encourage the many; mentor the few.

A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone who allows you to know that no matter how dark the night, in the morning joy will come. A mentor is someone who allows you to see the higher part of yourself when sometimes it becomes hidden to your own view.

Engage, educate, equip, encourage, empower, energize, and elevate. Those are the methods for maximizing the potential of any individual, team, organization, or institution for ultimate success and significance. Those are the methods of a mentor leader.

Think of yourself as a resource to your clients;an advisor,counselor,mentor and friend.

My best mentor is a mechanic – and he never left the sixth grade. By any competency measure, he doesn’t have it. But the perspective he brings to me and my life is, bar none, the most helpful.

I’ve never had a mentor. I’ve always wanted one. I’m actually really disappointed that nobody took my under their wing.

A mentor long departed told me that the greatest gift in political life, in any life, is to view yourself objectively, at arm’s length, to make an assessment of yourself. So whom do I rely on? I rely on myself.

Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving. Jesus said, For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45).

It’s wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

The best gift you can ever give your mentor is to grow. They feed off your growth. I believe that everyone has the seed of success inside, but too many people can’t find it in themselves and as a result do not reach their potential. But there are those whose purpose in life is to fertilize the seed of potential in another, who are rewarded by seeing that person grow and blossom before their eyes. Raising up others to a higher level is a mentor’s joy and sustenance.

You can only mentor somebody if they want to be.

One of the first things we did was to find role models or mentors at companies that had achieved what we wanted to do. We bribed them or annoyed them for long enough until they decided to mentor us.

What you want in a mentor is someone who truly cares for you and who will look after your interests and not just their own. When you do come across the right person to mentor you, start by showing them that the time they spend with you is worthwhile.

It’s sad but true that if you focus your attention on housework and meal preparation and diapers, raising children does start to look like drudgery pretty quickly. On the other hand, if you see yourself as nothing less than your child’s nurturer, role model, teacher, spiritual guide, and mentor, your days take on a very different cast.

You’re never too young or too old to be a mentor.

The worst mistake a leader can make is to mentor no one, choose no successor and leave no legacy.

A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.

I’m a mentor to anybody who’s interested.

Find a great mentor who believes in you, your life will change forever!

The fun thing about getting older is finding younger people to mentor.

A good mentor offers directions and driving tips from the back seat. You still have to drive the car.