To take council as a sense of duty is a mandate in the legal field. To take council during the education years is also a standard sense of duty we perform. To take council during business development appears common as well. To take council on Christian or religious matters seems appropriate to do. And finally, to take council when our minds spin out under great pressure seems more common each day.
But to take council at any other time seems rather skinny. Accepting advice is only permitted when the challenges we face have too many unknowns. Except for the legal field, which “forces” advice, we wait until we have an overload of unknowns before we accept any advice.
Advice is as necessary in the daily routine of the known things we do. Yet it is exactly at those times that we ignore advice the most. Council is a kind way to take advice in a non-threatening way. We need no threats from someone else telling us how to live out our daily routines…but it sure helps.
One of the best ways to advance from someone else’s’ advice is to require of yourself more wisdom coming in than you are willing to give out.
If mentorship comes your way, remember that advice will be something you want very little of. In fact, those who want and need it the most usually like it the least. The results they live will certainly reflect the level of advice they have taken.
There have been very few satisfying excuses for anyone to refuse some good advice. This is especially true if you fail to heed a woman’s advice. Her intentions may be fine, but for some reason, it never feels very good. Mentorship, keep it as soft and gentle as a baby’s skin.
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