It’s not because I have all the answers.
It’s because of moments like yesterday.
I met a woman who reminded me what this work is really about. Months ago, she joined one of my mentoring sessions for early-stage startups. During her pitch, I told her something simple but honest — a pitch alone isn’t enough. You need to build. You need to show it. Create a prototype.
I didn’t know if she would take it seriously. But four weeks later, she reached out and asked to meet again.
When we sat down, she opened her laptop and showed me what she had built, almost a full version of her product, coded from scratch, without any fancy tools like Windsurf. I was speechless. Grateful. Proud. Inspired.
She’s a mother of four. She has a full-time leadership role.
She wakes up at 5 a.m., prepares breakfast and dinner, runs a few kilometers, gets her kids ready for school, goes to work, comes home, and codes her idea at night.
That’s why I love mentoring. Because every now and then, you meet someone who doesn’t just listen, they act.
They take advice, shape it, make it theirs, and move forward, no excuses, just quiet consistency.
Mentoring for me is not about teaching. It’s about witnessing someone’s spark and helping protect it from doubt until it’s strong enough to burn on its own.
It’s about those quiet moments when you realize that a small conversation, a bit of encouragement, or one honest sentence can change someone’s direction.
And that’s the beauty of it.
You never really know the ripple your words will create. 🌱
With grit and gratitude, The Gritter
