Well, what a disappointment Friday’s World Cup match agianst Algeria was.

Over the weekend the inquests have come thick and fast. What amuses me is that everyone has a view – and they all think they are right. Past players, former managers, journalists that have never played professional sport in their lives (although you’ve gotta love Piers Morgans article in the Mail yesterday) and then there’s the fans. Everyone has a view.

Thankfully, Fabio Capello is old enough and wise enough to know who to listen to. Just because everyone has a view does not make all views equally valid – yet I meet a lot of people in business who listen to advice from people who are clearly not qualified to give such advice.

Let me give you an example. You’ve all seen it – the ‘S’ registration Ford Escort, rusting wheel arches, missing hub caps and across the back window a vinyl saying “Talk to me about how you can achieve financial freedom, call 0121 etc”

Yeah, right. The person driving an 18 year old rust bucket is clearly qualified to give advice on how to achieve financial freedom!

You have an idea for your business, something you want to do. Who do you go to for a view or advice as to whether to push ahead or not, or on how to make it even better? A lot of people seek counsel from the wrong people. And there is a ‘3 Your Crazy’ rule at work here. If 3 people tell you ‘you’re crazy’ you’ll drop the idea – even if it’s a good idea, because the feedback from 3 people, all of whom may be completely unqualified to provide comment, means more to you than sticking to your gunbs and doing what you believed was right in the first place.

Don’t get me wrong, there’s a place for guidance and advice. It’s what the Entrepreneurs Circle is all about, after all. Just make sure that when you ask for advice or guidance you are asking – and listening to – the right people. People who are qualified, who have done what you want to do, who have a track record in the right areas.

Don’t listen to any Tom Dick or Harry – it can seriously damage your wealth.

And yes, I have complete faith in Fabio’s ability to do the right things and effect the right changes – because I know he’ll listen to the right people. We’ll be OK on Wednesday, just you wait and see!

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