Create a network. If you’re the smartest person in the room, then my friend, your ass is in the wrong room. You need to have a trusted group of people with whom you can talk, take advice, and complain when the need arises. I don’t care how you find these people, but make sure that one or more of them are smarter than you, one or more are older, one or more are younger, and one or more are not as smart (so that you can give back).
