Mentor
/ˈmentɔːr/noun
A person who gives guidance and advice to a less experienced person.
My teacher became my mentor, offering advice and support as I learned to navigate high school
Often appears as...
- be a mentor
- have a mentor
verb
To guide or give advice or help to a less experienced person.
She mentors high school students who want to pursue a career in journalism
Often appears as...
- mentor someone
- mentor in
noun
A person who gives guidance and advice to a less experienced person.
My teacher became my mentor, offering advice and support as I learned to navigate high school
Often appears as...
- be a mentor
- have a mentor
verb
To guide or give advice or help to a less experienced person.
She mentors high school students who want to pursue a career in journalism
Often appears as...
- mentor someone
- mentor in
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Experience Matters
Use 'mentor' to describe someone with more experience guiding someone with less.
During my internship, my mentor shared valuable industry insights.
Pro Tip 2/3Long-term Relationship
'Mentor' often implies a long-term, developmental relationship, not just casual advice.
His mentor has been advising him since his first day at college.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Growth
A mentor not only provides professional guidance but also personal growth.
My mentor helped me build confidence as I developed my skills.
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The family structure of...
characters that we've measured across years. The bully always tends to be the bully unless there's some kind of social upset, and he decides he better be a softy or else he's not going to gain favor at all. And then you have the gentle giants that are always going to be gentle. The young males really need mentoring from the elders,
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
looked to Chuck to be a mentor. They lived with their mom and grandfather in a two-story row home with a front lawn and a back porch. Their mom was struggling with addiction all while the boys were growing up. She never really was able to hold down a job for very long. It was their grandfather's pension that supported the family,
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Stories of Exploration...
to be part of it so we're well I want to provide students the same experience I had when I met my mentor but do it on a larger scale through virtual technology and highlighting pioneers such as these guys here along the journey to really inspire them and show them what's out there it's their world and they need to
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Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
so they don't want to do it either. It's nothing to panic about. They're all over the city. You could even get your own hive if you want. There are great resources available, and there are even companies that will help get you set up and mentor you and it's important for our educational system in the world
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
don't have leashes. So our mentor is going to be the leash. We're here and we're kind of here to be brave and courageous and move through the messiness of whatever comes up. We actually expect you to get somewhat triggered here, and that's the whole point of it. And the whole point of why it's so healing,
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What does my headscarf...
And interestingly, the author of the lab resume experiment offered some sort of a solution. She said the one thing that brought the successful women together, the one thing that they had in common, was the fact that they had good mentors. So mentoring, we've all kind of heard that before,
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Poetry makes people...
you in that potty mouth but there is a phenomenal poet and a dear mentor of mine and fellow potty-mouth by the name of Kristen O'Keefe optics and she has this beautiful poem about women writers that I think about all the time and the
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Hungry Orangutan Tries...
coming the team decide to stand their ground in the hope he'll back off hey mentor it doesn't work bloody money money Zambia there's nothing for it but the head for the safety of the river
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The secrets of learning...
Does that sound like a miracle? Well, I see such miracles every single day. As a language mentor, I help people learn languages by themselves, and I see this every day.
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Dangerous times call for...
So are my mentors, my champions, my supporters, my sponsors,
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The family structure of...
characters that we've measured across years. The bully always tends to be the bully unless there's some kind of social upset, and he decides he better be a softy or else he's not going to gain favor at all. And then you have the gentle giants that are always going to be gentle. The young males really need mentoring from the elders,
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
looked to Chuck to be a mentor. They lived with their mom and grandfather in a two-story row home with a front lawn and a back porch. Their mom was struggling with addiction all while the boys were growing up. She never really was able to hold down a job for very long. It was their grandfather's pension that supported the family,
Video examples
Stories of Exploration...
to be part of it so we're well I want to provide students the same experience I had when I met my mentor but do it on a larger scale through virtual technology and highlighting pioneers such as these guys here along the journey to really inspire them and show them what's out there it's their world and they need to
Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
so they don't want to do it either. It's nothing to panic about. They're all over the city. You could even get your own hive if you want. There are great resources available, and there are even companies that will help get you set up and mentor you and it's important for our educational system in the world
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
don't have leashes. So our mentor is going to be the leash. We're here and we're kind of here to be brave and courageous and move through the messiness of whatever comes up. We actually expect you to get somewhat triggered here, and that's the whole point of it. And the whole point of why it's so healing,
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
And interestingly, the author of the lab resume experiment offered some sort of a solution. She said the one thing that brought the successful women together, the one thing that they had in common, was the fact that they had good mentors. So mentoring, we've all kind of heard that before,
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
you in that potty mouth but there is a phenomenal poet and a dear mentor of mine and fellow potty-mouth by the name of Kristen O'Keefe optics and she has this beautiful poem about women writers that I think about all the time and the
Video examples
Hungry Orangutan Tries...
coming the team decide to stand their ground in the hope he'll back off hey mentor it doesn't work bloody money money Zambia there's nothing for it but the head for the safety of the river
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The secrets of learning...
Does that sound like a miracle? Well, I see such miracles every single day. As a language mentor, I help people learn languages by themselves, and I see this every day.
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Dangerous times call for...
So are my mentors, my champions, my supporters, my sponsors,
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
All of us are mentors. You're mentors right here and now. And one of the things I've always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.
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Nick Woodman
American Businessman
I feel like I've done a pretty good job of scaling because I got some great mentors along the way that helped me realize I just have to build a phenomenal team around me that makes my job a lot easier.
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Kate Moss
English Model
There are lots of women I look up to, but mentors are someone you talk to and not just admire. A lot of my friends that I trust are my mentors.
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Wes Bentley
American Actor
You treat characters like people you meet in life-friends or mentors.
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Don Yaeger
American Journalist
John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.
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Daymond John
American Businessman
Mentors, by far, are the most important aspects of businesses.
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Tom Douglas
American Chef
There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.
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B. J. Armstrong
American Athlete
Having a mentor gives someone a huge advantage in life.
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Ken Blanchard
American Businessman
Age is rarely a limitation to being a mentor.
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Bozoma Saint John
American Businesswoman
Mentors are like friendships.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
All of us are mentors. You're mentors right here and now. And one of the things I've always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.
Quote examples
Nick Woodman
American Businessman
I feel like I've done a pretty good job of scaling because I got some great mentors along the way that helped me realize I just have to build a phenomenal team around me that makes my job a lot easier.
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Kate Moss
English Model
There are lots of women I look up to, but mentors are someone you talk to and not just admire. A lot of my friends that I trust are my mentors.
Quote examples
Wes Bentley
American Actor
You treat characters like people you meet in life-friends or mentors.
Quote examples
Don Yaeger
American Journalist
John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.
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Daymond John
American Businessman
Mentors, by far, are the most important aspects of businesses.
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Tom Douglas
American Chef
There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.
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B. J. Armstrong
American Athlete
Having a mentor gives someone a huge advantage in life.
Quote examples
Ken Blanchard
American Businessman
Age is rarely a limitation to being a mentor.
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Bozoma Saint John
American Businesswoman
Mentors are like friendships.
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