This is a good life lesson: getting the right people into your system is the most important thing you can do.
Ben Franklin and Samuel Johnson, he credits their wisdom for his success. "They were both utterly brilliant men. And powerful communicators. Both have helped me all the way through life. Their lessons are easy to assimilate."
A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom As It Relates To Investment Management & Business
The more hard lessons you can learn vicariously rather than through your own hard experience, the better.