Rumbi Munyaradzi

How can a mentor help me?

Growing up means facing choices, setbacks, and uncertainty in every part of your life: school, career, relationships, money. A mentor doesn't remove those challenges, but having someone experienced consistently in your corner cuts the time it takes to work through them, and lowers the chance of an expensive mistake.

What should I do if my passion is different from what my parents want me to pursue?

You usually don't have to pick a side: the strongest plans blend your parents' concern for security with your own passion, sequenced over time rather than forced into a single either/or decision. A real scenario A student's parents insist on law school, worried about job security amid industry disruption.

Why can't I find a job after graduating, even after applying and interviewing?

It's rarely about effort: most stuck graduates are applying broadly without a strategy, and no one has told them their real strengths yet.

I feel like life is happening to me instead of me being in control. How do I fix this?

Psychologists call this your "locus of control," and it's one of the most common feelings young adults bring to mentorship. The good news: it's a skill you build through small, deliberate choices, not a fixed personality trait. Here's where I'd start: •Separate what you control from what you don't.