In general terms, the word mentor refers to that person who exercises the function of advising or guiding another in some aspect and who is in a position to do so because experience or knowledge in this regard endorses him and puts him in that superior place. and guide.
On the other hand, a mentor will also be considered a person who teaches another a skill, subject, among others and who then supports him, supports him in entering the field in which he will carry out the art or practice learned, that is, that from Some direct or indirect way opens the doors of that area for it to develop.
Most likely, the person who exercises the role of mentor occupies a very prominent and prominent place in the field in which he works, that is, usually a mentor is also a leader in their metier and is unanimously recognized as such.
Meanwhile, among the most distinctive skills that a mentor should display in order to be considered by others as such are the ability to communicate, the willingness to provide advice, the transmission of knowledge and experiences in a clear and precise manner, and the ability to reach that other to effectively transmit the knowledge, advice and that the other recognizes in him his role as mentor.
A mentor only with his presence and support will provide the other who recognizes an important range of virtues in him, strength and the certain possibility of achieving success.
In the artistic world, although obviously it is not limited solely to it, it is very common to find the figure of the mentor, generally in the figure of some established artist, who, thanks to his remarkable career, manages to get other artists who are not yet established or invited to come closer. to him in the search for support, promotion and teachings and then end up being something like a kind of artistic son of him who will help them to succeed in their art.
Meanwhile, these artistic children usually express absolute devotion and admiration for their mentor, and of course, also gratitude for that permission to be close to him and allow them to learn from him.
Some professions and trades, such as the aforementioned actor, are characterized by the presence of mentors, teachers, putting them in more popular terms and it is precisely these who teach the activity and who also see to it that their students integrate into the environment with their support and patronage.
It is even very common for the media, critics and the press to recognize them as successors of their mentor due to the symbiotic relationship that mentors usually create with their students.
In history we find countless mentors, who in various arts, sciences and practices were notable and recognized mentors of personalities and figures who also managed to stand out and much of it had to do with the teachings of their mentor.
One of the most important and ancient examples is that of the Greek philosopher Aristotle who is recognized as having been a mentor to Alexander the Great, one of the most notable kings and authorities of classical antiquity. His father Philip II, who succeeded to the throne of Macedonia around the 300th century BC, taught him military tactics and strategies, while he gave one of the most relevant philosophers of that time, Aristotle, the intellectual formation of his son Alexander.
The enormous teaching that he received from both mentors, his father, on the military and political level and on the intellectual level of Aristotle, allowed Alexander the Great to go down in the history of humanity as one of the greatest politicians and one of the greatest transformations and advances achieved.
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