Guest post by John Christianson, CFA, founder and president of Highland Capital Management and author of the Wealth Clarity blog.

On my blog, Wealth Clarity, I talk a lot about the journey of significance and creating a life of meaning, alignment, and authenticity. When asked to guest blog for Spin Sucks, I wanted to pass along some thoughts beyond my wealth management expertise. Knowing that Gini Dietrich does a lot of work helping young adults not only find jobs, but also educating them on where they want to go, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss mentoring young adults.

A few weeks ago I wrote about finding mentors and how this is something that I’m working on in my own life. It wasn’t a skill I gained from my upbringing, but I now see the value. (more…)