Day 8: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all.
First of all, sorry for the Girl's Aloud title, I couldn't resist.
Giving
advice to others can be tricky. If you get it right, then all is
well but get it wrong and you are in danger of making situations
worse or leading someone down the wrong path. As a rule, I don’t
give it, unless specifically asked.
Unsolicited
advice is something of a bugbear to me as there is nothing worse than
someone trying to give you advice on what you neither want nor need.
You
know the kind of advice that people try to force upon you, everything
from diet tips you didn’t ask for to how you should be driving to
what is “appropriate” for you to wear.
That
said, it is important that if someone does ask you for advice for
something that you give them the right advice. I always try to
remember that they are not asking for your point of view, and the
advice you give will be having a direct result in their lives, not
yours.
So
I guess my advice to you today is don’t give it, unless asked, and
then, if you know what you are talking about.
I
will end with some advice that I do like. You can really go wrong with Robert Frost.
Check out the advice from the other ladies involved in the challenge:
Beth http://tinkerbellandthelostgirls.blogspot.co.uk/
Claire http://lifeonadifferentlevel.blogspot.co.uk/
Claire http://lifeonadifferentlevel.blogspot.co.uk/
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