The Burn: Being led astray as a result of blindly accepting “well-intended” advice
The Diagnosis: After starting my first business at age 15 and watching it grow quickly only to fail less than 24months later, I became fascinated by the workings of success. Why do some people and businesses succeed while others don’t? This question consumed me.
For almost a decade now, I have been interviewing successful individuals (businesspeople, athletes, artists, musicians, and the extraordinarily fulfilled) to discover the formula for success. While there were certainly some common themes among my findings, perhaps the most surprising and consistent discovery was how often the advice was really quite poor.
Of course, it is still wise to seek feedback, but I dare to make a bold and cautionary claim: Most advice is bad advice. This is so because of three fundamental factors…
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Author: Kent Healy
