In 1981 AT&T came up with the slogan ‘reach out and touch someone’. The idea was to get customers to make more use of the telephone.
I want to mimic this saying again today, “reach out and touch someone”.
Earlier today a fellow domainer and friend reached out and asked for my opinion because he became emotionally attached to a domain name. What’s rule number one in domaining? Don’t get attached to a domain name. This is business. The point is, in my opinion, he almost made the mistake of purchasing a domain name for more than it was worth and meanwhile he already had the perfect domain name.
We all need a support system, myself included. If you ever have a question, reach out to a fellow domainer. I’ve found the domaining community to be extremely helpful.
I have written about this before, because it’s something I strongly beleive in. Use the resources that are given to you, our community is one of them. To read my article on this topic from three months ago click here.
If I can be of help, reach out to me. Just be able to handle my opinion. 
You are so correct
I would say reach out to someone you know has no bias against certain extensions and for certain extensions. Make sure its someone you actually know, not someone you think you know from reading them on a domain forum. People talk about the transparency of parking companies and Google, the industry needs it on their own too. When someone rights something without knowing their background I discount it greatly. Over the years I have found many who pontificated one thing on a forum but did the opposite. Or acted like they were successful and someone working fries had a better lifestyle. So reach out yes, make sure you actually know who on the other end of the line. Again IMO
Excellent point!
Get advice from someone with a good reputation and track record.
You make yourself accessible Patrick and I have chatted with you in email and other scenarios. A few I have met and talked over the phone with. If I had only read those people on NP or DNF, I would never be interested to reach out. So start establishing real relationships is the way IMO. Then you have a reliable person to contact if you need help or an opinion.
Affirmation is a very strong thing and at the right time you posted this link onto your fb wall. Thanks for the reminder Patrick. Emotional attachment is a sure way to lose money and create obstacles from your business plan in any business, not just domaining. It’s also said with employees, service providers and of course domains within our portofolio. When there is a $ in front of it, I have learned to leave out Love and Loyalty.
JW