Ben McConnal, wrote a great post the other day, summarizing comments by Dr. James Watson who, with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA in 1955, eventually earning the duo the Nobel Prize.

One of the ideas which really resonated with me – to solve really important problems surround yourself with people who are smarter, more successful, and more knowledgeable.  This is tough for many small business owners.  Not that we don’t know smart people, but admitting we don’t know something is scary.  Will our customers and employees lose faith in us?

My advice, get over the belief you have to know everything.  You will never get any smater. Ask questions, lots of questions, watch others, and learn.  It is much easier to watch someone else run into a wall and learn as they pick up the pieces, then to do it yourself.