It takes a village.

“Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living—if you do it well I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor.”

The process of becoming “self-made” is a false narrative that gives successful people more credit than they deserve.

Every startup had a seed round.

Every hall of famer had a coach.

Every mentor was once a mentee.

It takes a village to create the next best thing.

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