Your mentor can’t want it more than you do
Description
Sometimes the hardest thing to accept is that someone else’s belief in you is not enough. A mentor can see your potential, advocate for you and offer guidance, but they cannot carry your ambition. They cannot chase your goals harder than you do. And when they start wanting it more than you, the dynamic shifts. It turns into pressure, not support.
This isn’t a call to push harder or keep proving your worth. It’s a reminder to be present and intentional. It starts with recognizing that mentorship is a partnership, not a rescue mission. The people who invest in you want to see you take that belief and do something with it. Not perfectly. Not immediately. But willingly. Because in the end, it is your path to walk.
This isn’t a call to push harder or keep proving your worth. It’s a reminder to be present and intentional. It starts with recognizing that mentorship is a partnership, not a rescue mission. The people who invest in you want to see you take that belief and do something with it. Not perfectly. Not immediately. But willingly. Because in the end, it is your path to walk.
Summary
A mentor’s belief is powerful, but it cannot replace your own drive. At some point, you have to match the energy. You have to show that their support is not being met with silence. That you are not just being helped, you are helping yourself. Because no one else can want your success more than you do.
Forget impressing anyone. What matters is taking ownership. To stop waiting for the perfect moment or the perfect plan. When someone shows up for you, the most meaningful thing you can do is show up for yourself too. Not out of obligation, but out of respect for your own future.
