How do you give good advice to a friend?

If your audience is millennials, then you'll want to get to the point. Our attention span only diminishes over time, so those who can get to the point will win in this new attention economy. Your advice may be incredible, but it will never be heard if you don't get to the point. No type of advice is worse than unsolicited advice. No one is more likely to be ignored than a nosy smart-ass.

Make sure that the person you're trying to help is actually looking for help, lest you seem like a condescending imbecile. Learn about the idea that transformed a depressed bum into one of the most important philosophers in history. Read about this in my free 19-page e-book. Injecting emotion into your advice requires you to be bold, authentic and vulnerable, which is why many people forget this valuable step when giving advice.

Trudy Suma
Trudy Suma

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