unsolicited advice

I’m in an online community filled with brilliant minds and I received a very important piece of advice in response to a question I dropped in the group’s WhatsApp,

“A rule I generally try to live by; don’t give unsolicited advice. It is also a rule I choose to break in very specific moments when I feel that no one else is speaking the truth.”

- leaving the individual anonymous per community rules.

The reason for not giving unsolicited advice is not because you’d be giving it away for free; it’s because the unsolicited advice most likely won’t be received, acted upon, or the individual may not be ready to hear it.

Sharing unsolicited advice will rarely lead to long-term positive outcomes. Instead, it will probably lead to frustration that the advice wasn’t taken, confusion in the person receiving it, and possibly damage to the relationship.

This advice, which was not unsolicited, will be very valuable in the work that I am doing and will be a good reminder because when I get excited about the potential I see in others, I tend to share ideas, possibilities, etc., which are really just unsolicited advice.

Maybe this quote that I received will prove valuable to you as well.

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See you tomorrow and keep pursuing,

JC