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Never give advice unless asked

Do not give unsolicited advice. Wait for the conversation to lead to the point where the other party asks for your advice.

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Focus on things you can control

Concentrating on things you keep under control helps transform your attitude towards uncontrolled situations and cope with things you can’t change.

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Practice empathic listening

To listen with empathy, rephrase what the other person has said and ask them to confirm whether you have represented their intention correctly.

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Rethink your lifestyle

Question your habits, hobbies, addictions, and beliefs to ensure that they move you toward your goal in life.

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Develop your character

Paying more attention to developing qualities like humility, integrity, courage, and empathy will affect how you relate

with others and how they perceive you.

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Craft a personal mission statement

Ask yourself: “What do I want in life? Where do I see myself in 5-15 years?”

Your answers will help you in making life decisions.

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Eliminate doubts

Make sure your dream is big enough to inspire you to take action. Remove self-doubt from your life.

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Habits to develop character ethic

Be proactive: respond to external circumstances

Focus on result: visualize your outcome before taking action

Put first things first: schedule your priorities

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Techniques to achieve your goals

  1. Determine your wishes, goals and tools to achieve them
  2. Create a mind map of where you see yourself at a set time in the future
  3. In your relationships, seek outcomes that allow you and others to win

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Habits to improve the quality of relationships

Think Win-Win: pursue profitable outcomes for you and your partners

Listen first, then speak: pay attention to emotions, verbal and nonverbal communication

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Take responsibility

You bring more power into your life when you learn to take responsibility and work to achieve better outcomes.

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Only give advice when asked

Only give advice when asked

Unsolicited advice sends a message that you're jumping in because they can't handle the problem. It leaves them feeling less competent and capable, undermining their ability to handle the situation themselves. 

To ensure that your advice is more helpful than harmful, only share it if you...

Give advice

If you feel compelled to give direct advice, do it. 

Some friends truly want and need to hear your opinion. Honest feedback, even when it may be hard to hear, can be just the tonic they need. Emphasize that your friend can take your advice or leave it.

Your advice monster

Your advice monster

When somebody asks you for advice about something, and before you can gain the full context, your 'advice monster' is like, "Oh, oh, I've got something to say here."

The problem is not with giving advice, but when giving advice becomes your default response.

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