The best ways to deal with unsolicited advice
You got the advice. You didn’t want it. Now you need to deal with it without starting WWIII.
by: E.B. Johnson
Unsolicited advice can make us feel stressed, offended and even hurt. Even when it comes from the people who know us and love us most, unsolicited advice can read as criticism and cause us to internalize generalizations and assumptions that just aren’t true.
Responding to unsolicited advice is an art form, but learning how to master it is imperative to protect your emotional wellbeing. By learning how to reply in a manner that keeps you strong without giving away your personal power, you can turn unsolicited advice into a learning and growth experience.
The why’s of unwanted advice.
There are a lot of reasons that people give us unwarranted advice. Your mother might give you unwanted advice because she’s concerned for you and wants the best for you. Your coworker might genuinely want to help you or make things easier for you…but there may also be more to it than that.
It’s important to always remember the possibility that the advice you’re receiving is coming from a not-so-good place.
