Well, for what it's worth, if you haven't been thanked, you deserve it. I've avoided many mistakes due to my friend's sobering assessment of things and I've do

Well, for what it's worth, if you haven't been thanked, you deserve it. I've avoided many mistakes due to my friend's sobering assessment of things and I've done the same--though arguably much less so--for him. At the same time, he serves the opposite purpose, too. He'd build up an idea that he saw value in, which others missed, and would go all-in on it. He frequently referred to the biblical idea that "iron sharpens iron". It's not really the way people operate, but if you're willing to sign on, it'll change your life. :)