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The joys of being an accidental mentor
If you have ever played a role, however small, in shaping someone else’s career, you derive pleasure when they move ahead of you.
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Mentors derive a great deal of satisfaction from seeing their charges succeed.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
Over dinner in Singapore recently, I sat at a table with three former colleagues, listening to their stories. I had a beaming smile plastered on my face.
To be sure, the food was excellent. The peppery pig stomach soup was boiled down to a collagen-rich broth that radiated warmth as much as the ray of pride working its way from my heart.
