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How to overcome fear of rejection
How to embrace vulnerability
Why vulnerability is important for personal growth
Be respectful
No one likes to be spoken down to and you have your own issues. You’re not perfect either. Remember that whenever you’re giving advice.
Even if your audience disagrees with your advice, they’ll respect you if you respect them first.
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Have a good structure
Be logical with your advice and structure it in a way that makes sense. Be sure to have an introduction, a body and a conclusion that highlights the takeaways.
This makes your advice easier to follow and more likely to be retained.
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Get to the point
Our attention span is only decreasing as time goes on and so those who can get to the point will win in this new attention economy.
Your advice may be amazing, but it will never be heard if you can’t get to the point.
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Chunk it down
Chunk your advice down into simple steps that your audience can follow.
Aim for three steps or three takeaways if it’s possible in the context of your advice.
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Tell a story
Dry information and stats don’t inspire people to make a change or listen to you.
We don't usually remember facts, figures or statistics. Storytelling is how you make your advice human, relatable and real.
Keep your story short and concise.
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Use your own experience
It is the best advice you can give. No one has exactly the same story or list of experiences as you, so that’s what makes your advice truly unique.
Inject emotion to your message. Emotion is what can make your advice feel universal.
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Make it inspirational
Advice that is simultaneously inspiring works.
Being inspired is how you get people’s attention. Inspiration makes us feel good and positivity always wins.
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Never Ask For Someone’s ‘Opinion’
When you ask someone for their ‘advice,’ this puts the other person in a togetherness state of mind, which helps increase the other person’s desire to support whatever you’re asking them for advice on.
Asking for their opinion, on the other hand, puts the other person in an introspection s...
Perfectionism
It can either propel you into serious action or paralyze your ability to accomplish even the most basic tasks.
Often, those who struggle with perfectionism have issues giving up control. In them lies a deeply rooted fear of failure.
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