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I think it's important to take advice from a lot of people. It's up to you how to frame what to do with it or how much you think it applies to your current situation.


I guess my point is I always feel like such advice is really just a bunch of hot air (so little or no substance) and not really advice at all.


I'd just recommend not painting with too broad of a brush.

One of my favorite stories about Dabo Swinney, Clemson's football coach, came when he had just gotten the job and very few people had any confidence in him. ESPN rated him as a D+ hire at the time. He sat down at a coaches dinner event and a much older retired coach named Bill Curry was at his table. They struck up a conversation and Bill said, "Dabo, congratulations on the job! Can I give you 3 pieces of advice?"

And Dabo took out a pad and pencil from his pocket.

The advice was good, but the fact that Dabo was humble enough to actually take notes. Think about how much advice we just let go in one ear and out the other.

Now he's the best coach we've ever had and won 2 national titles.


I agree, I don't mean to suggest you should discount advice just because someone is successful.




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