Thanks for your kind comment. That I have come up with any thougt about Trusted Advisor relationships that you had not known for years is hard to imagine. If my theory is right, I should find myself very, very trusted indeed. That would make up for always being the oldest person in the room.

Ford

I like your power curve idea applied to trusted mentors; it makes a lot of sense, and I had neither thought of it nor heard of it before. Reminds me of your insight into cold calling–a perfectly commonsensical view that no one else had managed to notice.

I’ve tried to boil down your message even further:

Q. How do you become an old rainmaker?
A. Advise well, and don’t die.