Posted by Penelope Trunk: "I have found that the best way to manage myself is by asking for a lot of help. The question is, how do you know who to take advice from?
The answer is not always intuitive. For example, you'd think that if Bill Gates wants to give you career advice, you should take it, right? I mean, the guy's had a pretty decent career. The problem is that if he doesn't care about your career, he's going to give you generic advice.
Here are five other counter-intuitive principles I have used to figure out who to listen to when it comes to my own career:
Listen to people who hate you...
Stop thinking your issues are especially difficult...
Less experience often means better advice...
Be wary of people whose lives look perfect...
Stick with people who give you bad advice..."
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Source: Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist, 16 November 2009
