| Guru |
| Coach |
| Guide |
| Teach |
| Advise |
| Adviser |
| Counselor |
| Wise adviser |
| Wise teacher |
| Close advisor |
| Wise counselor |
| Trusted advisor |
| Trusted adviser |
| Wise counsellor |
| Corporate coach |
| Trusted teacher |
| Lead by the hand |
| Old pro, perhaps |
| Odysseus' adviser |
| Salieri, to Liszt |
| Trusted counselor |
| Friend of Odysseus |
| Teacher to emulate |
| Trusted counsellor |
| Personal counselor |
| Adviser to Odysseus |
| Teacher and advisor |
| Plato, to Aristotle |
| Take under one's wing |
| Wise, trusted adviser |
| Wise, trusted counselor |
| Yoda, to Luke Skywalker |
| Coach and teacher in one |
| Old pro, to a rookie, perhaps |
| Experienced and trusted adviser |
| Someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself," per Oprah |