Who Will Give You the BEST Advice

Who Will Give You the BEST Advice
by Jane Powell

“Listen to your inner wisdom.”

Advice from others may share the benefit of experience. But, not trusting your own inner wisdom can hold you back. Even though the intentions of others are good, sometimes their views and words are negative. They may even encourage you to believe that they know your needs better than you.

When you hear advice that makes you doubt your dreams and abilities, stop! Believe in yourself first, and see all other viewpoints from that perspective. Your situation can always change for the better and what you want, though ambitious, is possible. Wisdom offered by others may be absolutely right -but it doesn’t mean it’s right for you.

You know your strengths and capabilities. You know your ability to hold on to an idea and make it work despite the odds. In the end believe in your own wisdom, first, and thank others for theirs.

DO YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT?

I heard a funny story about a cowboy who ambled into the local
blacksmith shop and picked up a horseshoe, not realizing it had just
come from the forge. He immediately dropped the hot shoe, shoved his
seared hand into his pocket and tried to act nonchalant.

The blacksmith half smiled and asked, "Kinda hot, wasn't it?"

"Nope," replied the cowboy, "just don't take me long to look at a
horseshoe, that's all."

I chuckle because I don't enjoy admitting mistakes, either. Nope, I'm
fine.I meant to do that.

Furthermore, when I think I'm right, I usually want people to know
it. And when I'm IN THE RIGHT, it's hard to hold me back. "Hey, I'm
the injured party here. I didn't do anything wrong. I can prove it!"
I don't suffer righteous indignation quietly.

I learned of a minister who left his pulpit to go to medical school
and become a doctor. An old friend saw him several years later and
expressed surprise at his career change, but said he assumed it had
been because he could care for people in a more physical way now
that he was practicing medicine.

"Not at all," the doctor responded honestly, "the reasons were
purely economic. I discovered that people will pay more money to
care for their bodies than for their souls."

Several years lapsed before the friend saw him again and discovered
that he had left medicine for law. "What was your reason this time?"
the friend asked.

"Simple economics again," replied the ex-minister, ex-doctor
attorney. "I learned that people will pay more to prove they are
right than to care for either body or soul."

I suppose I'm not the only person who enjoys being right. Is that
part of our human nature? In conflict, it seems most folks want to
come out on top. When they are wronged, they want justice. If no
justice is forthcoming, they lament about the unfairness of it all
and indignantly brood in self pity. Many people will go to great
lengths to prove they are right - and at tremendous cost, not only
financially, but in other ways.

Do you know how difficult it is to insist on being right? And how
high the cost?

Being the injured party is costly to physical and emotional health.
Some people stew about the injustice of it all while their stomachs
are eaten away by ulcers. While they wait for an apology or a court
case to vindicate them, they grow resentful and bitter. They obsess
on the cause of their pain and allow it to rob them of one of their
most valuable assets - their happiness. In the end, many of them
discover they paid far too high a price to be right.

An important question for me is this: Do I want to be right, or do I
want to be well? And a related question is this: Do I want to be
right, or do I want to be happy? Because usually I have to choose.

But it's a choice I really ought to make.

Steve Goodier

 

Always remember, when you interact with someone else, that someone is a person. The recipient of your email, or the voice on the phone, or the individual waiting behind you in line, is a person
Each person you encounter has hopes, dreams, joys, pains, problems, abilities, interests, things to do and opinions. Though you may or may not agree with or like that person, it serves you well to be respectful and understanding.

The people in your world add great richness to your life. Take the time and care to treat them not as numbers, not as transactions, not as one-dimensional objects, but as real, living people.

Treasure your interactions, and give your full attention to them. Nurture your relationships, and continually build them with love.

Take notice of, acknowledge, appreciate and accommodate not only the people you know, but also those people you don't know who cross your path. Sincerely value those around you, and you'll add great value to your life.

Ralph Marston

 

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