Top 15 Mentors Quotes – Best Mentors Quotes – Inspiring and Motivating quotes about mentors

I joined a very male-dominated profession back in 1986. I wanted to work with big multinational Fortune 500 companies, but you don’t come into the firm and automatically get those. So, quite frankly, a key to my success was that I found male mentors and male sponsors. I think some women are afraid to say that.

There’s just nothing to me so invaluable in my business, but in many businesses, as great mentors.

Context begins with other artists – seniors and mentors.

A lot of people put pressure on themselves and think it will be way too hard for them to live out their dreams. Mentors are there to say, ‘Look, it’s not that tough. It’s not as hard as you think. Here are some guidelines and things I have gone through to get to where I am in my career.

I’ve been so lucky, with incredible mentors along the way, that now I need to be that for someone else.

I have phenomenal mentors who guide me to maximize my effectiveness.

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.

Mentors and sponsors, particularly in the early stages of my career, were invaluable to me because they encouraged me to raise my hand and take opportunities to build my capabilities.

It’s important to look for mentors all around you.

Don’t wait for someone to tap you on the shoulder. Make your goals known and proactively develop relationships with those that can help get you there either in the form of mentors or sponsors.

Mentors and sponsors are beneficial for personal and career growth.

Most of my mentors and investors have been incredibly smart, thoughtful men. I’ve had the privilege of being mentored by some extraordinary men who saw something in me and took me more seriously than I knew how to take myself.

I had good coaches and mentors. They helped me a lot, and I trusted them when they tapped on my shoulder to move to the next level. And maybe I’ve been smart enough to always say yes more than no when I’ve been proposed a new and challenging jobs.

It was very challenging to mentor the mentors, and yes, you do see more sides of my personality.

Mentors are not there to make us ‘happy’. They are there to guide us to the best of their knowledge.