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I also don't really see it as a true mentorship. I see it as a collaborative back-and-forth. Like friends.
- realising no one really has it all figured out, there are generally no "perfect" answers to how to tackle life
- realising you don't need permission, a masters degree is nice if it truly interests you , but after 10y in the field it isn't going to offer you much.
- be very wary of people that are very happy to give advice, or tell you what you should do. Generally judge what they do, not what they say.
As others have said here, why not befriend more peers, talk to other people that are your equals and see what they think, they are trying to figure it out themselves. Make friends in different fields.
Usually they will tell you things you already know, but because of the way humans are wired, your brain pays more attention to it when (1) someone with high status (according to your perception) tells you a thing, or (2) you paid a lot of money to be told the thing.
It sinks in deeper, and you're much more likely to actually apply and integrate the knowledge.
A cheaper way is to find groups full of people who are trying to get good at a specific thing, and pay money to join them. It won't filter for skill/talent, but it will filter for motivation, and that alone can be worth a great deal.
Or you could just email thousands of people until someone says yes. That works too.
(Especially if you filter for "highly experienced/talented yet relatively unpopular". The less email someone gets, the more likely they are to take yours seriously.)