[ramblerman]

A mentor sounds great, but part of growing up is

- realising no one really has it all figured out, there are generally no "perfect" answers to how to tackle life

- realising you don't need permission, a masters degree is nice if it truly interests you , but after 10y in the field it isn't going to offer you much.

- be very wary of people that are very happy to give advice, or tell you what you should do. Generally judge what they do, not what they say.

As others have said here, why not befriend more peers, talk to other people that are your equals and see what they think, they are trying to figure it out themselves. Make friends in different fields.