Asking a proven veteran for advice

[Colin Williams]

I am not very good at approaching people for help or information. I find it difficult to put myself out there and tell people what I'm doing in my life, or what my plans are for the future. I just feel awkward about it.

With that being said, I do the plumbing for a customer that made his wealth in real estate. His current net worth is somewhere around a Billion dollars. He was a developer in the past and now owns most of downtown Nantucket and a few of the larger hotels on the island.

I see him a few times every summer when he is here and I'm wondering how I could go about approaching him and asking for advice. What kinds of questions should I be asking? My problem is I don't know what I don't know, so how do I ask the correct questions?