I'm Ben. Not Brent.

Have you ever sat at the table with a Brent?  He's the guy at the table that gets all the laughs.  Seriously.  As soon as his mouth opens, people prepare to chuckle.

One day as I sat dazzled, I realized his trick.  He was genius at taking what someone else said and' making it so much better. Brent knew how to close the deal.

Yesterday, it hit me.  I'm not a Brent.  I'm the guy that gives Brent stuff that he can hit a home run with.  I come up with great stuff, but I need a Brent to make me better. 

This was a great moment of self discovery in knowing how I contribute best to a team.  When the brainstorming starts, my mind takes off.  I'm the first out of the gate.  This is one of the best ways I contribute to a team.

But more important than learning that I'm the first out of the gate was the realization that I need Brent to make me better.   And he probably needs me.  Now when I sit at the table with Brent, I look forward to how he will make my comment one that people will really laugh at. 

I think most self-starters aren't good at finishing the race alone.   

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[your hot wife]

you're brent sometimes, but i'm much more brent than you (minus the facial hair).