Similarly, don't assume you aren't already someones mentor. Mentorship isn't always explicit. I'm always open to helping solve problems, and giving my (admitted

Similarly, don't assume you aren't already someones mentor. Mentorship isn't always explicit. I'm always open to helping solve problems, and giving my (admittedly biased) opinions on things. Came as a bit of a surprise when one of my peers wrote "I don't think he knows this, but I consider him to be my mentor" on my 360 review. I definitely don't need recognition for anything, I'm always going to try to help people, but it was an important lesson for me. That realization has helped me understand the things I'm doing are influencing people -- both good and bad -- and has set me in a direction of identifying and eliminating my negative influences.