It is difficult and most people will have only one or two mentors in their life IF they're lucky. But I think you'll find that those who mentor others don't se

It is difficult and most people will have only one or two mentors in their life IF they're lucky. But I think you'll find that those who mentor others don't see their efforts as directly "transactional". They mentor others because they're expressly passing on the knowledge they've gained to the next generation. It is an altruistic act.