Coaches understand the creative process and know the map is not the territory. Mentors know the territory better than anyone and have no need for a map.
Distinctions matter.
I’ve met coaches who have been on incredibly inspiring journeys to get where they are now. But, I’m not sure they are coaches. I think they are probably mentors.
And I know coaches who behave like mentors. They have never achieved what their athletes want to achieve. And yet, they tell them what they want them to do.