How To Give Good Advice

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(Got Credit, 2015)
                                  
When you are trying to give advice to someone you must put yourself in their shoes and then share your thoughts. It is really easy to judge without thinking about the other person’s situation. However, there might be something that that person is doing which you completely disagree with, but there are ways of showing what you agree and disagree with in a friendly and informative tone.
When giving advice that you think will hurt the other person or will go against their beliefs, perhaps share a story to help lighten the mood. The person listening to you will respect the fact that you are not rude and arrogant in expressing yourself but rather careful and lighthearted in regards to what you say.

When you share a story it shows your point of view in a very light way, and that is a great way to give advice. When you share personal experiences, people’s ears shoot up because personal experiences are usually very interesting. This is effective because you are making people understand that they are not alone with a problem they might have. You have to be able to give the right examples to the right person as well, and make sure nobody gets offended.
When you give good advice, people will often tell you that their conversation with you was very refreshing and that you indeed did give good advice. By giving good stories and good examples you can give advice in a supportive and friendly way.

Have you ever been in an awkward situation where you didn't know how to give advice to someone? Do you use storytelling as a device to explain your thoughts and beliefs? Comment below! 

Dani. (2015). Train Yourself to be More positive in 5 Steps. Retrieve by: http://tinybuddha.com/blog/train-yourself-to-be-more-positive-in-5-steps/             

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