Career Advice

  1. Proverbs 15:22
    Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
  2. Andy Griffith Show-Advice Giving Strategy
    • Andy Griffith positioned it so that people realized how much they needed the advice then asked.
    • Phrasing, context, choice, gentle suggestion, empathy. Those are the key points. 
  3. Read People First
    • Before you get ready to establish a boundary or give someone constructive criticism think about whether they are a safe person to talk to.
    • If so:
    • If not:
  4. Keep Your Mouth Shut!
    Swiss philosopher Rousseau’s famous quote from The Social Contract: “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” It is precisely these chains that make men and women reject unsolicited advice. All that most men and women want as adults is a sense of independence and freedom.
Author
Chasi
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357649
Card Set
Career Advice
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