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Mentors can be found in most areas of life, but are most beneficial where the mentor helps his or her pupil to a more Godly or spiritual life. Mentors are also found in [[academia]], [[politics]] and other areas of life. In the business world, "mentoring", where an experienced business person takes a more junior, but promising, employee under his or her wing, is increasingly a recognised and formalised practice.
Mentors can be found in most areas of life, but are most beneficial where the mentor helps his or her pupil to a more Godly or spiritual life. Mentors are also found in [[academia]], [[politics]] and other areas of life. In the business world, "mentoring", where an experienced business person takes a more junior, but promising, employee under his or her wing, is increasingly a recognised and formalised practice.
The word 'mentor' derives from a character in [[Homer]]'s [[Odyssey]]: the original Mentor was a wise old man who tutored Telemachus during Odysseus' long absence.
The word 'mentor' derives from a character in [[Homer]]'s [[Odyssey]]: the original Mentor was a wise old man who tutored Telemachus during Odysseus' long absence.