Who's the superstar in your project?

The last many years focus on the importance of better projects and better project management has had the unfortunate effect that the project manager is often more exposed than the client. It is the project manager hailed for success and not the client. The Project Manager will have the flowers - sometimes by the client. This corresponds to the director at the theater or the cinema gets applause and the actors stand behind.
In my world as a consultant it has always been the case that the client stood on the stage and received the people's tribute, while I was standing in the wings. The client knew that a good part of the reason for the success is due to me - and that is precisely why we use consultants - professional (or cynical if you will). And that's fine enough to stand out in the wing knowing this. In a little moment the curtain goes and I disappear, but the client lives on in the new reality created, and I am not part of that - it is best for all as soon as possible to forget me and just stand up behind the client.
Try implementing this thought in your project - and think your stakeholder analysis through - and think your relationship with your client through once more.