How do I find a mentor when I feel alone in my career?

Feeling alone in your career is heavier than people admit. When you have no one to ask, every decision feels like it rests on you alone, and that is exhausting. It does not mean you are failing. It means you are missing something everyone needs: guidance. A mentor rarely arrives by luck. Usually you have to reach toward someone. That feels awkward, like you are imposing, but most experienced people remember their own early loneliness and are glad to help when asked simply and specifically. The barrier is smaller than it looks. Think of one person whose work you respect and ask them a single, concrete question, over coffee or in a message. Not to be their protege, just one question. Guidance usually starts that small, and one honest conversation can end the sense of being alone.