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Great Advice
Great Advice

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t – Erica Jong

Advice and guidance start the day we’re born. Early on, advice and guidance to keep us safe, “Slow down. Come here. Eat Slowly. Be careful.” Later on, advice and guidance direct us to be more independent and empower us with certain core values to make decisions with.

Knowing the right advice can make all the difference. Yet, with everyone offering their two cents, who do we listen to? How do we decide? Here are some tips about taking advice that have worked well for me up to this point.

Listen to People That Really Care

This is one may seem obvious, but a lot of times, when we’re concerned with how we might look to others or impressing other people, we’re inclined veer off the course of a greatest progress and growth.

Sometimes, fear of being judged (by people who’s opinions shouldn’t hold so much weight) overpowers our intuition in knowing the advice we hear from loved ones is the right advice. Remember that what tastes like bitter medicine is being fed to you by someone who cares about or loves you, wants to see you strong, and wants to see you win!

Who’s Got the Fruit on the Tree?

If I had the opportunity to take golfing lessons from my next door neighbor or from Tiger Woods, I would definitely go with Tiger and listen to whatever he tells me. Not to say that advice from my next door neighbor isn’t credible. It would absolutely be enough if all I wanted was to play at the municipal golf course for the rest of my life.

But if I was striving to be a world class golfer, my neighbor’s advice simply wouldn’t cut it. A coach can only coach you to their level of consciousness, awareness, and skill. Anything beyond that, it’s important to look for a coach or mentor. They’re more practiced at producing the desirable you want and they understand the process required to get there.

Relationships

What is the quality of the relationships that the advice giver has with the most important people in his/her life? Also, what is their role in the quality of the relationship?

In a time when the constant bombardment of media and culture has shifted focus towards drama, money, instant gratification, and the insatiable accumulation stuff, the importance of rich and fulfilling relationships is often forgotten.

Although advice might be valuable, relevant, and come with the best intent, the quality of the relationships a person has, can provide great clues to help you take the advice and create the results that you want in your life.

Observe and Adjust

My friend and mentor told me once that success and creation happen in approximation. For instance, if a rocket wants to travel to the moon, it doesn’t take a completely straight path there. It travels, veers a little off course, corrects, then veers a little off course and corrects. This forward motions and approximation continues until the rocket actually reaches the moon.

In the same way, The ideal vision we have for our lives is the target we are shooting for. We take advice and use it to guide us back towards our target when we veer off course.

Books

Read! Start of with things that interests you. This leads to interest in different topics. Having interests in different topics allows us to draw connections between things. Seeing these connections allow us to understand the principles that govern the nature of how things work. Ultimately, when we begin to know the process of things, we become empowered to create the kind of life we want.

Spirituality

Find a spiritual practice that resonates strongly with you as truth. It’s not about just having blind faith in something. Make sure that it’s based on common sense, intelligence, faith and truth in a way that inspires you. Like love, the highest essence of who you are will know.

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