There are individuals, who exude confidence in their opinions but are rarely accurate with other people’s money (incompetent). Others with uncommon accuracy, who rarely exude confidence with their own money (timid). There are a tiny handful of outliers, individuals who BOTH exude confidence and display uncommon accuracy with their own money (courageous and shrewd).

The ability to triage judges, and build a peer-level trusting relationship with the consistently courageous and shrewd judges (support system), is often a more important predictor of success (business advice and investing) than the actual investment decision taken.

Who are you listening to and why are they ideal for your challenge?