Most people don't truly know what a mentor looks like.  We often use the word loosely to describe anyone who gives us information or insight.  However, it's important to have someone who can serve as a life coach and point you in the right direction as you make a variety of life decisions.  I was lucky enough to have found somone like this in my karate teacher, Master Anne Radke who is both my karate teacher and mentor (she has been an Advertisement Exec for over 30 years).