I’ve also been lucky to have mentors, even when I didn’t know that’s what they were! Some were official — bosses, coaches, advisors. Others were quieter — a conversation at the right time, a book someone handed me, a piece of advice I didn’t understand until years later.

Now, a few decades into this journey, I think a lot about what it means to pass things on. I don’t have all the answers. But I do know this... mentorship matters! Not because one person has it all figured out, but because we’re not meant to go it alone.