It is difficult and most people will have only one or two mentors in their life IF they&#x27;re lucky.<p>But I think you&#x27;ll find that those who mentor others don&#x27;t see their efforts as directly &quot;transactional&quot;. They mentor others because they&#x27;re expressly passing on the knowledge they&#x27;ve gained to the next generation. It is an altruistic act.