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How to mentor others when you feel like you haven't succeeded yourself

I'm the only one in my family who went to college and now my younger cousins ask me for advice but I feel like a fraud because I'm struggling financially and my degree didn't save me from anything.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The burden of being positioned as a success story while privately experiencing failure.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Teaching and mentorship as legacy?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.