"A true mentor guides you through the path of self-discovery."   

“The adequate teacher provides the tools for unobstructed self-expression… He teaches you to get out of your own way. He pushes you to the stretch point. He dances with you at the edge of your ability”.  Josh Waitzkin  

A valuable mentor conveys: 

1. The power of loving yourself in the scope of your own process. 

2. The importance of defining what is meaningful and the reasons why you devote yourself to your art. 

3. The significance of honoring the struggle. 

4. The need for creating and not only replicating. 

5. The value of enhancing relationships that support your goals and that are ready to catch you when you fall.  

6. The difference between quitting because of hardship and quitting because it isn’t the right thing for who you are. 

 "Remember to inspire by example, and communicate honest appreciation. In addition, help them to be the person they aspire to be, not who you aspire to be."