Just a few days ago, something hit me: without my amazing mentors, I wouldn’t be here right now, and you wouldn’t be reading what little I have to say.

Rarely do I promote another website, but my friend Allie recently set up a neat web page that connects students with mentors in similar fields of interest. I know of so many smart people who would benefit from the guidance of someone who’s “been through it all.”

Mentorship is a new form of “life support”

Only in hindsight have I realized the significance of getting help and guidance from amazing people. I had never thought about calling these people “mentors”, but all of them have unknowingly become just that! One of my first mentors, Norman Bander, helped me through my darkest high school days to get me into college early. After my summer internship at PBwiki, David Weekly has become more than just a friend or employer to me: he’s helped me with important life choices, and opened my mind to a world beyond academics and entrepreneurship. (yes, such a world actually exists!)

To the other brilliant people reading this blog, you have incredible potential to help an inexperienced twirt like me! By mentoring someone, you have the potential to change a person’s life course. You’ll make sure that they don’t run into the same walls that you once did. You’ll learn so much about yourself that you never knew before! And perhaps, one day, karma will pat you on the back. You just wait and see :)

Convinced? Awesome! If you have no clue as to how to get started, I’d highly recommend going to http://thecreativecareer.com/mentors/ – fill out the short form, and call yourself a better person for having done so. If you don’t, just keep in mind…

The value of having adult supervision (that doesn’t include bad parenting) is incredibly undervalued! One day, you’ll come across a young smarty-pants who would die to have you as a mentor. Without you even realizing, you’ll lead this person through some important life decisions, and forever change their life.

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