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How To Identify Bad Advice

blog.penelopetrunk.com — Even goodhearted people give bad advice sometimes. Make sure you know if you're getting random thoughts or ideas that will actually help you in live.

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  • balibones, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2#11 - If it comes from someone hired by George W. Bush
  • nowsamsara, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Dugg. I am an advisor to many people so I needed to read this. I share so often with people about being careful of bad advice because often it goes like this... "Samsara, can you help? XYZ told me to do 123 and I did and now I am in trouble." Me:"What the heck does XYZ know about 123 and your history with 456?" ...and on it goes... Here are the 3 main points.

    1. A good advisor asks good questions.
    2. A good advisor is a good listener.
    3. Good advice is not fly-by-night.

    I also have to add that I think a superior advisor has *experience* in the realm of what the seeker is needing advice on. After all, what is experience if we cannot turn it into the benefit for another person?
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