??How to get bad advice and ruin everything

What are your sources?

Do you have a framework for taking advice???

Donald Trump would often say, "What are your sources?" ??

In a world overflowing with information, everyone seems to have an opinion about what you should do.

What’s your framework for listening to the right source?

The Truth About Advice:

• There are no guarantees that any advice will bring you the exact result you’re hoping for, even if it worked for someone else.
• AND there is better advice and better sources.

I spend a lot of time these days on researching, learning, and applying different decision-making strategies. This includes carefully considering whose advice to follow.

Common Advice Traps:

• Even a bad person can give good advice.
• And a good person can give bad advice—meaning, a) It doesn’t fit your specific situation. b) It’s out of sync with your future vision or goals. c) It’s theory, not proven results or real-world experience.

One trap I used to fall into, also known as a ?? “Halo Effect” bias: believing that if someone had authority (or more money), their advice must be worth taking.

But coaching successful business people taught me that humans are funny—we can master one area (like business) while being a mess in others (relationships, health, mentoring, etc).

Questions to Ask About Advice Before Taking It:

1. Does this person have real experience in getting the exact result I want?
2. Do they value the same things as me? Is their vision similar? What are they optimizing for?
3. Do they understand my unique situation, or is it just generic advice?

I started curating my "Board of Advisors" ??

I’ve found the best approach is to find a trusted group of sources, in-person is best, indirect might work also (books, podcasts etc), and to ask them specific questions about their "playbook" for success.

The more closely they match your goals, situation, and vision, the better the chance their advice will work for you.

??A Key Insight:

Don’t ask people to predict your future.

Instead, ask how they achieved their success—then adapt it to your own situation.

Ask your mom for marriage advice if she’s mastered it.

When building a million-dollar consulting business, ask someone who’s done just that—not a founder just starting out, or someone with a big ego who thinks he knows it all because he got some success in the past.

When getting fit, ask someone who’s done it while juggling the demands of life similar to yours—not just some fitness fanatic.

Deploy & Enjoy,

Angela,

Helping Your Best Curate Better Board of Advisors