12 messages written for mentors specifically, across 4 tones. Every one is ready to copy as it stands, or to adapt.
← All farewell messagesArchive started 22 August 2026 · last updated 22 August 2026
“I cannot overstate the difference your guidance has made to my confidence and career. You took the time to explain not just what to do, but why it mattered. Thank you for opening doors and modeling what thoughtful leadership looks like.”
“You once told me I was solving the wrong problem, in front of people, and you were right. I have thought about that more than any praise I have had here. Thank you, and good luck.”
“The things you taught me have since been taught by me to three other people, none of whom know where any of it came from. That seems like the right measure of a mentor. Thank you.”
“Thank you for the time you gave me when you had none spare. It made a difference.”
“You gave me the two pieces of advice I still repeat to other people, and you gave them at moments when it would have been much easier to say something encouraging and vague. I have tried to be that direct with the people I now work with. Thank you, and please stay reachable.”
“Thank you for the years of counsel that nobody ever required you to give. You were generous with time you did not have, and specific in moments when vague encouragement would have been far easier. I hope to be that useful to someone else one day.”
“As you leave, I want to record my thanks for the guidance you have given over several years. It was consistently practical, occasionally uncomfortable, and always offered in good faith. I wish you well.”
“You changed how I approach this whole job, mostly by asking better questions than I was asking. Thank you. I will be borrowing them for the rest of my career.”
“Thank you for the time you never had and gave anyway. Good luck with the next one.”
“You taught me to ask the second question. I use it every week. Thank you.”
“With you gone I lose access to roughly four years of free consultancy, which I have clearly been under-valuing. Congratulations on the move, and thank you for all of it.”
“I will keep repeating your advice in meetings and letting people assume it is mine. It is the highest compliment available and also, unfortunately, theft. Thank you for all of it. Go and enjoy the next thing.”
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