Mentoring is the last topic in a series of six articles designed to help orthopaedic nurses adjust career goals and strengthen their professional and personal achievements. Becoming a protege to an experienced and successful person can be the linchpin that helps bring together the other elements—resume writing, job interviews, critical thinking, networking, and going back to school—you need to achieve your full potential.This article describes what to look for and expect from a mentor, how-to be a good protege, and the mentor-protege relationship. The author uses her personal experience as a mentor and protege to describe the risks and rewards of this influential relationship.