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Never Take Advice…

26 December 2009 3 Comments

Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble. - Sidney J. Harris
Never take advice too seriously from those who have not been severely tested (especially for those with special needs children).

Never take advice from someone you wouldn’t trade places with. - The Answer Man

Never take advice from people who have never done what they’re writing (or talking) about.

Never take advice from someone who is not generally happy.

Never take advice from someone who has never been in love.

Never take advice from someone who profits (real or imaginary) from your decision.

Never take advice from people who have not personally succeeded at what they write (or talk) about, at least to some degree.

Never take advice from people who succeeded in what they write (or talk) about, but did so with dishonest means or by luck or a gift.

Never take advice from the people who live lives you do not fully respect.

Never take advice from someone you would like to impress or who you are afraid of.

Got any more?

3 Comments »

Wendy said:

Very good advice.

I struggle with the one about taking advice from someone who profits from your decision. Because I plan to have advertising on my site, not the pay per click thing, but the monthly fee kind of thing. *I* know that I’ll only accept money from companies that I believe in, and I’ll probably do a post for each of them, explaining why I like them, but people who don’t really know me may not believe that I’m not giving advice to make my advertisers happy.

It’s sad that you don’t ever really know who to trust.
Wendy´s last blog ..Joyce and Rich’s Home

# 27 December 2009 at 11:40 am

Jennifer Wagaman said:

I love this! People too often do not think about whose advice they are taking and when it doesn’t work out, they wonder why!

My Homeschool Blog

# 9 January 2010 at 11:05 am

Jesse Bullard said:

This is a gem… I’m printing it right now… people are quick to give you all kinds of advice at the drop of a hat…. seems to make them feel assured of themselves helping other people sort their lives out… but where is that advice coming from? Real experience or just pretence and ego… will be back to collect more gems, keep writing! Thanks

# 21 December 2011 at 3:09 pm