Giving good advice is tricky.
At one end, the more advice you give, the more knowledge you share, the better you inform someone about a situation, then the more motivated and prepared they will be.
Unfortunately, a bounty of advice can often breed inactivity. The more one knows about the options, the more energy it requires to rationalize a decision. It becomes too much and they shut down.
Smart advisors know there are times to give advice about all the options available and times to give advice that suggests a single option.
The fact is, most who ask for advice just want a cut and dry action item.
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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