Twice in the last couple of days I have had conversations with business owners helping them work through the challenge of the moment. In both cases they felt like I helped, and in both cases all I did was behave like a kind Cocker Spaniel. By doing nothing more then listening they talked their way through the problem and found their own solution.

Amazingly, they were very grateful for the help and thought I had really made a difference for them.

So this begs the question for you - Who is your Cocker Spaniel? Who will you turn to when you need to talk through a problem.

In case you can’t think of anything, a few ideas come to mind. One is a CEO forum sponsored by a trade group, chamber of commerce, or similar. A second is a business coach or executive coach. A third is something like EO, Strategic Coach, or any other opportunity to meet and develop relationships with peers.

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