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Jul 27, 2026

Here's this week's SMDP Mentor Moment
A great mentor won’t let you play small 

A great mentor won’t let you play small

You will know when you have found a great mentor when it starts to feel slightly uncomfortable. You will know because a great mentor will not let you stay comfortable and they will also not let you shrink yourself, second-guess your value or keep playing at half your potential. That kind of self-limiting behavior bothers them. They have seen what you are capable of and so they will push you because they just don’t want to watch you settle.

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