Gail, Great article. Mentor-ship is a huge part of every single successful person, if you think about it. No one makes it completely alone. We all learn from someone, somewhere at some time. Whether we recognize them as a mentor is selective. Objectively, it is up to each of use to seek learning, and the best way to move forward is through knowledge. Mentors supply that knowledge. However, you pointed out the fact that mentors worth their salt are already committed to their own projects. It's up to us to seek them out.

Speaking of mentor-ship, I'll be participating in the Business Acceleration Summit 2017 in January, 19-21, in Melbourne, Fl. I have a few tickets to the summit if anyone has an interest in learning.

Feel free to reach out.