Choose Your Mentors
Browse 11 mentors from history and literature. Build your personal board of advisors.
11 mentors found
George Washington
Revolutionary America, 18th Century
Known for
Leading the revolution and voluntarily surrendering power, setting the standard for principled leadership
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
From: Hero Tales from American History
65 mentor adoptions
Winston Churchill
20th Century Britain
Known for
Wartime leadership, oratory, and indomitable spirit
"Never, never, never give up."
From: Historical Figures Collection
64 mentor adoptions
Frederick Douglass
19th Century America
Known for
Escaping slavery to become the most influential voice for abolition and human dignity
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
From: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
56 mentor adoptions
Don Quixote
17th Century Spain
Known for
Idealism, courage to dream, and noble purpose
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
From: Don Quixote
50 mentor adoptions
Sir Ernest Shackleton
20th Century Ireland/England
Known for
Antarctic survival and bringing every man home alive
"Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all."
From: Shackleton's Last Voyage: The Story of the Quest
49 mentor adoptions
Theodore Roosevelt
Known for
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.
From: Etiquette
44 mentor adoptions
Nellie Bly
19th Century America
Known for
Around the world in 72 days and pioneering investigative journalism
"Energy rightly applied and directed will accomplish anything."
From: Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
44 mentor adoptions
Columbus
15th-16th Century Spain/Italy
Known for
Discovery of the Americas and opening the Age of Exploration
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."
From: The Life of Columbus: From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time
42 mentor adoptions
Helen Keller
Known for
The main character, a deaf and blind girl who overcomes her disabilities through education.
From: The Story of My Life: With her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy
24 mentor adoptions
Ferdinand Magellan
16th Century Portugal/Spain
Known for
First circumnavigation of the Earth and proving the world's true size
"The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore."
From: The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines
18 mentor adoptions
Krishna
Ancient India (Mahabharata era)
Known for
Divine teacher of the Bhagavad Gita on duty, dharma, and liberation
Do your duty without attachment to the fruits of action
From: The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ (from the Mahâbhârata): Being a discourse between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being under the form of Krishna
17 mentor adoptions