A mentor who doesn’t have the experience you require is not as helpful as a network of people who have done what you want to do.
An informational coach is not as helpful as a storyteller when you want to initiate change.
A friend who allows you to offload is not as helpful as a motivational coach when you want to keep your engine running and stay in the game.
A storyteller is not as helpful as a transformational coach when you have an honesty problem.
I hope you weren’t expecting the answer. But here is the point.
If you find yourself misunderstood, don’t redesign the label, work harder on the message.