How do you deal with unsolicited advice?
Have you been somewhere and just chatting about something, and someone has to jump in suggesting a better way or a different opinion on the matter? Even insinuating that you are wrong to have done whatever it was incorrectly.
I was at my granddaughter's volleyball tournament and was telling an acquaintance about how much fun it was. Her granddaughter also plays volleyball. Even before the words were out of my mouth she suggested you could watch on the Volleyball You tube channel. No acknowledge that being at the games must have been fun.
I honestly try to listen to what others have to say before I feel I should jump in with advice or even just a comment.
Most of us are competent individuals who have lived a little and well probably know a lot.
I find many suggestions made are often old news.
Or if I have done things a certain way, the person knows someone who has done it better or bigger or whatever.
It brings me to an important point. Sometimes I do not like people. I do not want to be challenged, criticized or made to feel I do not do things the right way whatever that may be.
So if I limit my social interactions then it does not need to occur. Just saying.
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