Are You Taking Your Advice From A Source You Can Trust?

With so many "gurus" out there these days, how do you know who you can listen to

? If you have two respected authorities who offer you completely contradictory advice, then what?

I can recall a time when I attended a speaking engagement featuring the author of "Secrets of a Millionaire Mind", T. Harv Eker. Harv was talking about how he enjoys watching professional football. His point was he always appreciated a professional athlete's strive and determination to perform at his best. He also talked about how a losing athlete would comment about he and his team coming back stronger next time, playing harder and performing better in order to get the win.

On a separate occasion, I had attended a conference where mega real estate investor and trainer Jim Smith was also talking about watching football. Jim was making a point that watching a football game is a complete waste of time. He urged people to not sit on the couch for 3 hours watching somebody else play games but to get off your butt and get in the game yourself. He suggested to put those 3 hours towards learning wealth and success strategies.

Think about the point both of these very successful and highly respected public speakers was making. They both make a good point, don't they? So which piece of advice would you listen to? You couldn't possibly follow the advice of both men; when it comes to football you either watch it or you don't.

In this instance, whose advice you would choose to listen to will be determined by what it is you place value on. In other words, the advice you'll follow will be determined by what advice you choose to accept.

For example, the person who could care less about football would most likely follow the advice of Jim Smith. While somebody like me who really enjoys the game of football would choose to listen to Harv Eker.

It's very important that you understand the point being made here. When you look around you'll see that this world is filled with "guru's" who are all too willing to dispense advice based on how they see things. But how others see things is not necessarily the way you should also see them.

Loosely explained, as long as the advice you hear resonates with you and makes sense to you then chances are good it's advice you should be following.

Having said that, I hasten to add that there are times where you will have to get out of your comfort zone. There is a great deal of advice you will hear which will make you uncomfortable and this can frequently be a good thing. You will never get too far in life if you refuse to get out of your own comfort zone.

Allow me to offer the following example.

Let's say you're reading Harv Eker's book. In your eyes Eker is an authority on wealth creation and you feel you can trust the things he says on the topic; you're comfortable with trusting Eker's advice even if that advice makes you uncomfortable at times.

In this instance, the prevailing consideration should be the trustworthiness of the source, not whether or not the advice makes you uncomfortable.

Above all else, always follow your gut. You have to trust your intuitions. If your gut feeling is swaying you one way or the other, you can serve yourself well by not fighting your instinct.

by: Daniel Herzner

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