"I hate to sound all zen master-ey but in my experience, it doing the work that teaches you what you need to do next. Walking the path reveals more of the map. All the mentoring a truly devoted student needs is an occasional nudge here or an occasional brief warning there. Working with uncertainty is part of the learning. Waiting for mentorship/leadership/'community'/ whatever to start working is a flaw that guarantees you will never achieve anything worthwhile."
