The Importance Of Taking Your Own Advice
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Learn How To Take Your Own Advice, Because You're The One That Knows You Best

Our own advice might be the hardest pill to swallow but at the end of the day, only you know what is best for yourself.

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Learn How To Take Your Own Advice, Because You're The One That Knows You Best
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Whether we would like to admit it or not, there is no single person who has all of the answers. We all make mistakes at one point or another and we have to come to terms with the fact that we are human and we are not perfect. With this being said, sometimes we need to look to others for advice.

At one point or another, we will all be faced with a problem or a situation where we might not be sure of the correct answer or what steps we should take. This is when we go to others, typically our loved ones, or people with experience with the given issue.

When we are not the person who needs advice, as humans we tend to offer our advice, regardless of if they ask for it or not. It is human nature to care about other people and to have their best interest in mind. Most people will go out of their way to give their loved ones advice when they need it.

Especially when it comes to females, we always ask our friends and family for advice when it comes to anything and everything. Our situations can be as simple as wearing a specific outfit, or as complex as to choosing a career path.

Whatever the case might be, most situations and problems don't go solved without the input of others.

While we might give other people the best advice, we often don't take this advice ourselves. Why does this happen? I have no clue. Yet, I know that I have always been guilty of this regardless of how hard I have tried to practice what I've preached over the years.

When people tell us what to do, or guide us in a direction that they believe is fitting for us, they are simply making our lives easier. This way, our loved ones who we believe know best for us are eliminating our need to think for ourselves. However, sometimes it is necessary for us to take a step back and ask ourselves what the best thing to do is.

Though it might sound hypocritical of me to suggest that somebody say or do something that I cannot say or do myself, those are not my intentions at all. Personally, I know that I often put other people before myself, and I think by giving others the best advice and neglecting myself, my selflessness shines through.

Yes, I might have a hard time taking my own advice, but I openly accept the advice of others with open arms. With that, I also reach out to my loved ones for advice constantly for any given situation whether it is something major or not.

Looking back upon different events that have taken place in the past and how I have gone about them, I have realized that I would have benefitted from the advice I give others. In fact, I know that my advice is valuable and I should accept it. I need to stop pushing my own guidance away and I need to start asking myself how I feel, and for advice that would benefit me.

Advice is beneficial and necessary for our everyday lives. Yes, our own advice might be the hardest pill to swallow but at the end of the day, only you know what is best for yourself.

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