It is not knowledge that fosters good decisions. It is wisdom. To know the road ahead, ask those coming back is not just a proverb. It is priceless advice.
Help your clients by imparting your wisdom. Help yourself by seeking the wisdom of others. Find those who have been there before. It’s not enough to have knowledge and experience. We have to know what to do with that knowledge and experience. We have to know what decisions to make. Where you end up five years down the road depends upon the decisions you make today. Make them wisely.
Be a mentor. Get a mentor.
"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?" -T. S. Eliot
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