The Importance of Having a Mentor

By Glenn froehlich, My Knowledge Matters

Webster defines is as a wise and trusted counselor a teacher or an influential senior sponsor or supporter. As I reflect through life I have had many, and have been one. To this day I still use coaches and mentors in different areas of my life.  One of the most influential was a man who taught me the practice of paying it forward. I was in a tough place, going to school, working in a commission job, and no money, not a little money, no money! My boss at the time knew I was hurting, but I showed up every day, went to school every day and worked hard. One day he pulled me into his office and sat me down, I thought I was being fired, and he handed me a check, not a lot a money just a couple of hundred dollars,  which at the time made a huge difference in my world, and all he said was, “You don’t have to pay it back, but if you see another person who needs help, and you can help, give them a hand” Since that day, I always try to help were and when I can, sometimes just the smallest things can make the biggest difference. Today, I pay it forward whenever I can, hoping I can make the same impact he made on me, in someone else’s life.