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How to Find a Mentor When You Are a High Achiever
This episode explores the unique challenge high achievers face when seeking mentorship: they often outgrow advisors quickly or struggle to find someone who can push them further. Lucas and Luna discuss the concept of 'mentor stacking' — cycling through multiple mentors for specific growth phases — using the example of a software engineer who moved from a startup to a FAANG company and needed different guidance at each stage. They also address the trap of treating mentors as validation sources and suggest concrete tactics like identifying a 'stretch skill' to frame the ask…
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