Jeff
Level 2

Talk about your business

I love this answer, @Rustler.  Not sure I would use the word "divorce", but I completely agree that you need to be a player in a bigger organization; and not think that it is all about you.  Unfortunately, the personality profile of most CEO's and Business Owners contains a strong EGO component; and they forget to separate themselves from the business... and get absorbed into ME; instead of into US.