People who don’t try don’t get criticized a lot. They say if you have haters you must be doing something right. lol.
But not all criticism is equally valid. For example, social media commenters giving you “advice” that is out of context when they don’t really care about you and your future is not anything you should give weight to.
It’s people who you admire, that have their act together, that care about you, that have some experience – those are the ones you should listen closely to.
If you have a handful of these people in your life it can be very valuable. Some will give you advice even if you do not ask for it. Others, you have to ask. Many people never ask for advice from people smarter than them because they are afraid of what they will hear. But you need to be smarter than you are afraid. Ask.
What do you think about the path I am on?
How am I showing up to others?
What are people really saying about me?
What advice do you have for me?
I am not saying that you should follow the life plan of others. But you can get a pretty good idea of adjustments you need to make to stay out of trouble and make things easier on yourself for whatever journey you are on.
Whose advice would you value?
Go get it.
Well said, and I immediately think of all of the people in the Network that have helped me after reading this post. It took me a while to ask advice. If I am being honest, I am still not good enough at asking for it.
People need encouragement more than advice!