The Secret to Finding a Great Mentor: Don't Ask to Be MentoredMany entrepreneurs think of mentorship all wrong. And that means they're missing the great mentors in front of them.

"Will you be mymentor?" When I became editor in chief, I was unprepared for how often I'd be asked this question. It came from a teenager at a businessconference, who waited around to talk with me until everyone else had left. From a first-time entrepreneur through an Instagram DM. From a podcast host, after aninterview. From a startup founder, after I put her in the magazine. It happens every few weeks now, and I'm not alone in this. Many successful entrepreneurs tell me it happens to them, too.

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