One major thing you need to consider before going through this route you have put out for yourself is that, Times have Changed. Times that have changed, have made things not to be the way it was. Four years ago, mere faucets claiming to earn satoshis would have been something worthwhile. The same thing with airdrop when it was popular sometimes last year not forgetting the time when forked coins were the order of the day in getting 'free' money in crypto but all of those have changed now. It means that what the person you looking at a mentor did might no longer be worthwhile again.
However, there are still other means you can explore so that you can also be a model for some to look up to in the crypto world. One of them is to sharpen your skills in the art of trading, then you can focus on your skills. If you are IT related by profession, its time to venture into blockchain as an untapped arena, are you a lawyer by training, its time to start focusing on how you want to draft agreements for the sake of blockchain developers. Can you speak more than one language, then you need to consider translation among other areas that are currently untapped to the fullest.