Mentor Me:

At 22 years old, she watched a helicopter crash on a mountainside in Afghanistan. Everyone turned to her for answers. Her head was spinning. Her vision was blurry. She wasn't ready.

But she stepped up anyway.

MENTOR ME is the leadership handbook Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lyndsey L. Thompson wishes someone had given her before graduation. After 21 years in the U.S. Army, from combat deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq to commanding a battalion at Fort Knox, she's distilled everything she learned into a practical guide for the next generation of leaders.

This isn't another book filled with abstract theories and vague inspiration. This is your step-by-step guide to:

• Finding mentors who will accelerate your career
• Understanding your personality, strengths, and leadership style
• Communicating like a leader from day one
• Staying calm when everything falls apart
• Building real experience before your first job
• Crushing your first 30 days in any new role

Written for high school graduates, college students, and new professionals, Mentor Me delivers hard-earned wisdom in a direct, caring voice. It includes practical exercises, fill-in templates, and real stories from combat zones, corporate boardrooms, and everything in between.

Your leadership journey doesn't start when someone promotes you. It starts now.