Do I need a mentor in my bitcoin journey.

[kawetsriyanto]

What you need is to learn carefully about Bitcoin from varied valid sources. You actually don't really need a mentor. TBH, I also never have a mentor, I learn Bitcoin myself. I realize that it is not easy to get a trusted mentor as well. It is not recommended if you try to get mentor in any social media. You need to know well the person who you consider to be a mentor. Don't choose the wrong mentor!

By the way, there are many sources in this forum, you can explore this beginners & help board, bitcoin discussion board and your local board to get the basic information about Bitcoin. Can we know where do you come from, dude?

Examples of the basic knowledge:
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631151.0
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1629118.0

[Sanitough]

I have made a bold decision to start my bitcoin journey. But just like every a new born baby needs close care and attention to grow I really don't want to make a mistake in any thing I am doing. I have this question to ask.  
''Is it advisable to to have a mentor who I can always go to as a newbie in the crypto space or I should rely all my knowledge on things I read online for my growth.

Having a mentor is only good if you know you can trust that person and you are aware about his successful experiences in bitcoin. But if it's just a stranger whom you only know online and he claims that he has successful bitcoin journey, then never waste your time on him. It would be best if you do your own research about bitcoin and how it can be essential in your growth. If you do your own diligence to study about bitcoin and be aware of its risk and learn to manage them wisely, I really think that you will have a successful bitcoin journey in the future even without having or relying from a mentor.

[Usasauki2004]

In this present life we are leaving, mentor as a word is very important and it's needed in all aspect of life be it bitcoin. So I will say it is very necessary for you to have a mentor because two heads is better than one. With mentor, your bitcoin journey will be easier because he (mentor) is an already experienced and knowledgeable person which will tend to later impact you with the knowledge through his guidance and mentorship.

[Broadanbig]

There is no bad in having a mentor as they will be your guide in building you up to  standing strong on your feet before you could be thinking of becoming an authority but when it comes to crypto, one needs be extra careful though when it comes to things of this nature.  You may have like two or more mentor if you may wish so as to aid you learn very fast and broad so as to allow you acquire more knowledge as the case maybe.

Aside that, you can engage yourself in doing research as to help you gain more knowledge and idea on how to go about your activities when you want to transact or deal on bitcoin and other crypto currencies. Knowledge gained while conducting research gives you wide scope of how things really works coupled with experience you read from other peoples story while doing the same too. Definitely, your mentors would tell you their stories too and you can learn from them but in all read and do proper research so you will not be misguided to do the wrong thing as no one can tell what the intentions of the other is.

[crwth]

I think the progress of learning would be so much faster if you have a mentor compared to your own. If you can find someone worthy enough and legitimate that could act as your mentor then do it. If not, you can do it for yourself and just read on your own. PLUS you already are a member of Bitcointalk so you could ask here or find the necessary resource for this one.

[Learn Bitcoin]

Honestly, I my brother-in-law didn't teach me what I know today because he only taught me about bounty campaigns until I stop joining bounties and learn about cryptocurrency by myself through research and asking questions here in thr forum.

Well, no one teaches you everything. If you do not have interest from the inside and cannot learn, no one will be able to teach you. Many of my friends ask me how I make my pocket money, and I share with them what I do in my free time. They know about Bitcointalk, but they are clueless about it. I explained to them almost what I was able to explain.

They don't think they can do what I am doing now. The reason is they do not have a genuine interest in joining the discussion. Most of the newbies join the forum with the hope that they will rank up their profile over night. I wish I had someone who teach me in the beginning.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

I have made a bold decision to start my bitcoin journey. But just like every a new born baby needs close care and attention to grow I really don't want to make a mistake in any thing I am doing. I have this question to ask.  
''Is it advisable to to have a mentor who I can always go to as a newbie in the crypto space or I should rely all my knowledge on things I read online for my growth.

You can never learn better than if you can learn something on your own. Whenever you go to learn with the help of people it can teach you wrong and lead you down the path of scams. Especially here if you have any question about bitcoin forum then of course this forum has different sites where you can ask according to your type of question. If you need any basic knowledge then surely you can ask question on help and beginner site there surely you will get solution of your problem in very short time. Furthermore, if you want to learn more about a complex problem, there are of course many other areas where you can seek help. But remember to always try to do things on your own and avoid other people's trends. What you learn in it will stay with you forever.

[Agbe]

I have made a bold decision to start my bitcoin journey. But just like every a new born baby needs close care and attention to grow I really don't want to make a mistake in any thing I am doing. I have this question to ask.  
''Is it advisable to to have a mentor who I can always go to as a newbie in the crypto space or I should rely all my knowledge on things I read online for my growth.

Yes you have to consult someone who is good on bitcoin to help and guide you so you won't mislead yourself and also make research after the mentor has instructed you what to do and also make some research and ask him. You can also ask some disturbing questions here so the experts will guide and tell you what to do. But the personal experience is the best way to learn, but no man is an island, knowledge is always share so a mentor is needed to safe guide you in the journey.

[Crypto Library]

I have made a bold decision to start my bitcoin journey. But just like every a new born baby needs close care and attention to grow I really don't want to make a mistake in any thing I am doing. I have this question to ask.  
''Is it advisable to to have a mentor who I can always go to as a newbie in the crypto space or I should rely all my knowledge on things I read online for my growth.

The answer of mine is,  yes I think in this journey having a mentor can give some extra progress in your learning.Look, you can get all these online for free on the journey you want to take, but it would be better if you start your learning step by step but initially, And initially many people face problems while learning them, and don't understand them. And it takes a lot of time to gain yourself if you go to learning in this messy way.
So I think having a mentor here, will help you learn things step by step in a certain process and I think this will prevent many mistakes that are likely to be made and also speed up the learning in a right way. But before selecting the mentor, take a good look at his background and see how his reputation is. Moreover, you can take this forum as a mentor, you can ask if you face problems in different places. Or increase your networking with other members in the forum by taking suggestions from them

[Odusko]

Ops if you want to go far and fast then you must have a mentor who will be your shortest route to. get to where you want to be because we can't underrate the possibility and speed that are granted to those who operate with a compass in any aspect of life, and in the carrier, you must sail with a compass and that compass is your mentor who serves as a guardian on your way up to avoid any possible crisis in the cause of chasing your goal.
In the forum also you may have mentors and the best thing 8s that since the forum values privacy that much, you may have a mentor without the individual knowing you have chosen to learn the ways if you feel the ways are cool for you, nothing bad in having a mentor.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

I have made a bold decision to start my bitcoin journey. But just like every a new born baby needs close care and attention to grow I really don't want to make a mistake in any thing I am doing. I have this question to ask.  
''Is it advisable to to have a mentor who I can always go to as a newbie in the crypto space or I should rely all my knowledge on things I read online for my growth.

I was introduced to this forum by a friend, and same way I'm sure over 90% of the people here were also introduced by someone into this forum, so having a mentor is one of the best thing anyone can get in whichever career such person intend to journey through, as with a mentor you stand the chance of understanding a concept far more better & easier than when you try figuring it out alone all by yourself with your layman understanding. 
So if you have anyone who you think has better knowledge about Bitcoin, I will advice you to humble yourself and learn, and stop stressing yourself on Google for hours over what you can be taught by a mentor in few minutes.

[SOKO-DEKE]

I have made a bold decision to start my bitcoin journey. But just like every a new born baby needs close care and attention to grow I really don't want to make a mistake in any thing I am doing. I have this question to ask.  
''Is it advisable to to have a mentor who I can always go to as a newbie in the crypto space or I should rely all my knowledge on things I read online for my growth.

I don't see anything wrong with someone having mentors when starting his or her Bitcoin journey. I will even say it helps a lot, and that can make someone understand things very well and fast about Bitcoin, especially when someone has very good crypto-knowledgeable mentors. You will be learning things about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency step by step according to the way someone supports learning them, not jumping from side to side without a proper understanding. But when you don't have someone who has good knowledge about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, I will advise you to learn it on your own online because nowadays there are many people outside there who claim to have good knowledge about Bitcoin but can't even differentiate between custodial and non-custodial wallets and how Bitcoin works. But also know that personal research is necessary online despite having a mentor because someone learns everything from a mentor.

[Truthlovecoins]

It's good to have mentors mostly when it has to do with the path on which one is travelling.
A mentor could be anyone who has gone farther than where one is and is like a guide and standard to be followed.
If you think you can learn on your own without any help, as long as this forum exist, I believe you can get answers to any questions regarding BTC and you will get good answers to point you in the right direction.

[noorman0]

Bitcoin is transparent, it would be better for you to have a public mentor than a private one. This forum clearly has competent people in every field of bitcoin (technical, trading, etc.) who won't mind sharing what you want to know. Don't worry about your privacy either, here you will also be shown openly what you should keep secret.

[Benedictare]

Having a mentor is not a bad idea but you need to be carefull in doing that. In having a physical mentor how trustworthy, secured and sure are you about that person. What is the reason of having a mentor? To put you through, questions and answers? that can be done in the forum. Whenever you are finding things difficult, just ask your questions and from the replies you have to pick your mentor by reading others post, you will get a very good answer to your questions .
We have alot of Guru's in this forum ,if you're able to find them you problems are sloved, read anything that has to do with Bitcoin and cryptocurency and use your search engines to find answers.

[Antotena]

It's good to have mentors mostly when it has to do with the path on which one is travelling.
A mentor could be anyone who has gone farther than where one is and is like a guide and standard to be followed.
If you think you can learn on your own without any help, as long as this forum exist, I believe you can get answers to any questions regarding BTC and you will get good answers to point you in the right direction.

It's good to have a mentor but I don't think one is necessary for Bitcoin but it's good incase there is something you want to learn fast but with comes with disadvantages, like you may learn something about bitcoin in wrong way. If you know how to read and write, starting from the beginning shouldn't be that hard to grasp everything you need to know about bitcoin, just start from beginning to advance option, you will get it in no time.

Also, reading public opinion on forum like bitcointalk and other places like stack.bitcoin.exchange are good resources and the correct opinions are giving more merit and stars for people to understand the best response that suit the question.

[Pandu Geddon]

''Is it advisable to to have a mentor who I can always go to as a newbie in the crypto space or I should rely all my knowledge on things I read online for my growth.

Developing your own potential will be better than having to look for a mentor who is not really close to you. whether for trading or investment. you are already in this forum, there is a lot of information that might help you. If you are still having trouble, you can also ask here. like your thread, and gradually you will grow by yourself.

if you have already appointed a mentor in your real world. that you can find at any time. My advice is not to share your exchange account or access to your wallet with him. make sure everything is in your control, only you.

[Pingrapole]

It is very difficult to follow a mentor with the current scams so rather than following a specific mentor goes to the experienced people on the forum and learn more about the science Learn information that will enhance your journey forward.If advice is given then all work is easier, there is nothing wrong with it, it is better, but if you want to be misinformed or lead in wrong direction, it is better to avoid those people as much as you can do not too reclusive because whenever you become too dependent on others for a task, your weakness will be exploited and steered in the wrong direction.Lastly mentors are good, but my one suggestion is to know more about forum experienced people or rules here and take this forum as a mentor Better not to follow But if you have someone you trust close to you who will push you forward, think of that person as a compliment giver.

[icalical]

It's not necessary but having a mentor when you are learning something new will definitely accelerate your studies. However, finding a good mentor that wiling to share their knowledge is quite hard, in any field of knowledge, especially Bitcoin which is fairly new stuff. Some people might refuse to become a mentor not because they are arrogant, but because they feel like they are still lack of the knowledge even though they already know much, and with new technology like Bitcoin it will more likely to happened. Even if you can't find any mentor you could still learn so much about Bitcoin in this forum.

[Kelvinid]

It's not necessary but having a mentor when you are learning something new will definitely accelerate your studies. However, finding a good mentor that wiling to share their knowledge is quite hard, in any field of knowledge, especially Bitcoin which is fairly new stuff. Some people might refuse to become a mentor not because they are arrogant, but because they feel like they are still lack of the knowledge even though they already know much, and with new technology like Bitcoin it will more likely to happened. Even if you can't find any mentor you could still learn so much about Bitcoin in this forum.

I'd learn about Bitcoin through searches and learn more when doing it in actuality. We can have someone to teach us but still, we have to do more searches as well rather than relying on that person because you are right, that person never knows everything about Bitcoin yet, he is still learning more. If we are going to learn about Bitcoin and succeed in our journey OP, we must also be willing to spend time and go along the learning process. We can't make it a shortcut.