Develop a desire to teach

As nearly every professional would attest to, starting out in a new industry for the first time can be quite frightening and disorienting. There are so many things to learn, see, and do! Don’t you wish you’d had someone to guide you through all that unfamiliarity back then? As a mentor, you will get to be that someone for a beginner out there. You’ll hold their hand as they wade through the industry — just long enough so they learn to stride by themselves! If you possess a strong desire to teach and to pass on the knowledge that you’ve accumulated in your field without scorning at inexperience as a flaw, you are already halfway there to being a great mentor.^[1]