What will we become?
I wonder what we will become when I am observing the high-ranked people around us.
They are supposed to be ideal role models.
They have power and fame.
I respect that they are smart, working hard, self-driven, efficient, and productive.
By any means, they are successful.
We don't, however, 100% want to become like them. Why?
Is it because they are arrogant? Stubborn? Self-centered (and they are god)? Control freak? Slave driver?
To me, I look for a mentor who not only teaches me what I need to know for my career but also is willing to assist me to become what I want to become.
The latter is very important to me because I don't like to work with someone who simply wants me to become like he/ she or who just wants me to follow orders.
I am very lucky that I have met two great mentors at Wash U in St. Louis.

