But know that success is not about having a mentor or looking after someone as a role model. It is about how smart you are in achieving successes. Opportunity and exposure are also very important.
Having a mentor means alot in ascertaining your win in life that's how some persons think and this is not that necessary because there are so many measures one can actually be successful with or without a mentor, tho role model and mentor may seem the same but like you said there are other factors that facilitates your being successful in life and it's start with you and your decisions.