Who is a mentor

Imagine being stuck on a difficult design matter. Another fellow designer might tell you what to do or offer their opinion, but you might still feel stuck every time you encounter a similar problem if you didn’t learn how to solve it yourself. Likewise, a mentor is meant to teach you how to solve a problem and think independently so that in the future, you can tackle those problems even without your mentor’s guidance.

A good mentor equips a mentee with the skills and knowledge they came actively looking for and the ones that the mentee will need to survive and flourish in their industry.

It is easy to describe mentorship as professional guidance, but more often than not, personal and professional lives are intricately tied together. A good mentor understands this and uses their experience and knowledge to help you build success in all spheres of your life.^[1]

As a matter of fact, the person who acts as a mentor will be not only a guide but also someone who can support you, act as a role model, and be a facilitator for change. By sharing their expertise and skills, they can help the mentee grow both personally and professionally.