[SpacemanSpiff]

I believe this to be true in other aspects of professional life as well. When I was learning to fly to become a commercial pilot having a mentor who was himself an accomplished pilot and mechanic helped tremendously. I was able to advance through my flight ratings at a much greater speed than if I had been learning on my own.

[m1aw]

I think it's true in everything. Is one of the most powerful things that you can have IMO.

Having someone that went through the same that you did, and that now is helping with insight, and that tries to motivate is the key of success in anything.

This is one thing that I noticed reading biographies on successful people, they always, at some point had contact with other successful people, became truly inspired by them.