Good Advice
I consider good advice to be a balanced combination of many things. To me, the most important is that when I receive advice, it must not be forced onto me. When advice is truly sincere, it is given to me in the hopes that I might take it, but it should never make me feel guilty if I don't. A perfect example of a forced piece of advice, is article A that we read about contractions. To me, this article didn't advise the reader about what not to do, but it told them. It pretty much said that you "can" do this and you "can't" do that. Good advice should just throw another opinion up in the air, and let the advisee choose what to do with it.
The whole idea behind giving advice, is that it allows the advisor to state their opinion about something concerning the advisee, and hope that it is of some use to them. Advice involves two people, the advisor (giver of advice), and the advisee (taker of advice). Both people play an equal role in the giving and taking of advice. Someone can give me all of the advice that they want to, but if I choose not to take the advice, then the cycle is incomplete. However, it doesn't mean that the advice is worthless, because it may be of use at a later date. My job is to determine what I want to do with the advice given to me. If I believe it is good, then I will put it to use, probably in the near future. If I don't agree with it, then I may disregard it totally.
Another thing that constitutes good advice is that it should be honest. If I give someone advice that I wouldn't take, were I put in the same situation, then it most likely isn't good. If I know that the advice clearly isn't going to work, but it "sounds good," then that isn't good advice at all. Don't give it if you wouldn't take it.
Good advice must also come from a reliable source. When I ask someone for advice I should trust that he/she won't lead me in the wrong direction. The information (advice) that they give me should, in no way, be of any benefit to themselves over the me and my situation. A perfect example of this is the advice that Earl gave to Jackie.
In Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, the readers follow the Alpha Company’s experiences during the Vietnam War through the telling’s of the main character and narrator, Tim. At the beginning of the story, Tim describes the things that each character carries, also revealing certain aspects of the characters as can be interpreted by the audience. The book delineates what kind of person each character is throughout the chapters. As the novel progresses, the characters’ personalities change due to certain events of the war. The novel shows that due to these experiences during the Vietnam War, there is always a turning point for each soldier, especially as shown with Bob “Rat” Kiley and Azar. With this turning point also comes the loss of innocence for these soldiers. O’Brien covers certain stages of grief and self-blame associated with these events in these stories as well in order to articulate just how those involved felt so that the reader can imagine what the effects of these events would be like for them had they been a part of it.
Some people raise a concern about employment practices with Wal-Mart. There are definitely two sides to this argument. Wal-Mart has been sued recently for allegedly making employees work overtime, off the clock, in order save money in payroll expenses. There has also been concern of the amount of money that Wal-Mart pays employees. Many employees have complained of being paid only minimum wage for extended periods of time. On the other hand, Wal-Mart has created thousands of jobs in small communities when stores open up. This has helped many communities that struggle with high unemployment rates. Another thing that Wal-Mart has done is allow anyone displaced by hurricane Katrina to be placed in a job at any other Wal-Mart in the country. One other questionable employment practice that has been brought up by employees is discrimination. Wal-Mart has been the plaintiff in many discrimination law suits in recent years, claiming that Wal-Mart discriminates in many ways against women and minorities. I guess the employment practices of Wal-Mart could be looked at as favorable or unfavorable depending on how you look at it. However, one has to wonder if Wal-Mart creates programs like the hurricane Katrina program just in order to create positive publicity.
Giving advice can easily happen with clients who seeks answer is another countertransference. This places therapists in a superior positions and some therapists may engage in self- disclosure according to Google. Providing advice can be arrogant based upon regular interventions. When a client ask for advice about something do not give it to them because later on they say well my therapists told me to do this and that. That right there is not good on your end and it is
Walmart has had a long-standing presence in America society since the middle of the 20th century, seen as a place to get everything done, Walmart has become a fixation in our society. From grocery shopping, to changing your oil and even filing your annual tax returns, Walmart is always there, everyday. Started by Sam Walton in 1962, it began as a small operation catering to a small Arkansas community. It was started on principles very similar to small local businesses in small towns. Today Walmart has gotten a different, darker reputation. On the surface, Walmart may seem like the solution to everyday issues. Low-income families are attracted to the low prices, and people who work odd hours benefit greatly from the 24 hours a day that many Walmarts are open. Lately, Walmart has also managed to be publicly recognized as a store that sells many of today’s green products, including organic food, environmental conscious cleaning products, as well as, paper products made from recycled paper. However, underneath all this, Walmart has a different side. Exploitation of its workers is widespread amongst Walmarts who do not belong to a union, especially in the United States. Wal...
Good advice is something that could be hard to come-by but once found can help a person in the long run. Good advice is usually taken from someone who is an expert, someone that the advisee respects (parent, elder, teacher, coach), or a friend. Advice can be used at any time. Any time you are stuck, or just in a situation in which you need help, or just advice to do a certain task, or to help you out in a situation is good advice if you use what they said and it works. If the advice isn't really used it's merely just information or a suggestion. Here is an example of an advisee getting advice from an advisor that is respected.
Wal-Mart is a Multinational retail company founded on July 12, 1962, in Rogers Arkansas, by Sam Walton. Wal-Mart. has over 11,000 stores in 27 other countries, and has become a house hold name. Wal-Mart has the largest company by revenues in the world. Owning over 2.2 million employees , it has the biggest private employer in the world. Wal-Mart is also the worlds most valuable company by market value. In 2009 Wal-Mart created over 51 percent of its $258 billion in the United states from their grocery department. But as wonderful as Wal-Mart claims to be with their “promising prices” , Wal-Mart has had some hidden , and irresponsible skeletons in their closets. For example how when a Wal-Mart would come into a small town with their
In Speaking of Walmart’s history, Time magazine says, “You don’t become one of the most powerful private organizations in the history of human civilization without turning over a few apple carts…It is the story of an unwavering pursuit of innovation and efficiency and the casualties of that pursuit” (Matthews.) There are certainly costs to be considered as major retailers like Walmart cause bankruptcy and an exodus of jobs from America to Asia. Nevertheless, Walton’s influence and the benefits of low prices and convenience of shopping is undeniable. In fact, economists have found surprising benefits to the building of a Walmart in a community, “Our estimates suggest that a new Walmart store actually increases housing prices by between 2 and 3 percent for houses located within 0.5 miles of the store and by 1 to 2 percent for houses located between 0.5 and 1 mile” (Pope et al.) What is most interesting about opposition to Walmart is that is a true American start-up. No company founder wears the title of self-made American than Walton, a captain in the US military and an Oklahoma native (Our
When in a dubious predicament, who do you first venture to for a word of advice? I believe receiving guidance from someone is more beneficial than trying to create a solution independently. Others may interpret a situation differently so their panacea is likely to differ from your own. They also have experienced unfamiliar things to you so they have different insight. Lastly, collecting help from others creates a stronger bond between the person receiving and the person sharing the advice. In other words, advice is better received than formulated autonomously.
The mice council: In order to avoid the cat’s pursuing,the mice made a decision to tie a bell to the neck of the cat so they can escape before the cat catch them. But when they debate who should bell the cat, no one would like to do this. There are many times when we need to give advise to others. So we give advice, which seems pretty perfect, but in fact, it’s really difficult to carry on. Thinking deeply before we give advice to others is of vital importance .
Dr.King states several times in his speech how he wants to abolish the segregation and racial discrimination in the nation and how he feels so vividly about how he wants the nation to come together and be one big “beautiful symphony of brotherhood.” Dr.King explains how African Americans shall not “wallow in the valley of despair,” and how the African American race shall rise to end discrimination on their
The first thing I know about good advice is that it can come from anyone. I found this out by looking at the narrative stories that we had to write in the beginning of this assignment. For example, J.Lutts got his advice from a friend, while Chris Lefstad got his advice from his uncle, and Nate Hilson and Nate Hall both got their advice from their parents. Although, Robyn Isaacs says, “Usually it (advice) is given to me by someone I know and trust on a personal level.” I don’t totally agree with this. I think that good advice can come from people we don’t know. For instance, take the three text book examples of giving advice on using contractions. I don’t personally know any of the people that are giving me this advice. The part that I do agree with Robyn is that you do need to trust the person on a personal level. I trust that the authors of these text books know what they are talking about when they give me advice on using contractions. I wouldn’t take advice from a five-year old on when to use contractions, and when not to use contractions.
First and foremost, one eminently important thing that gets overlooked day after day after day is teenagers abusing drugs. Giving advice to people that are thinking about doing drugs could really help stop them. Doing drugs is an horrific thing and giving people advice beforehand could save them hard times. Advice to people in need could save their lives in ways that are hard to explain.
Defer judgment. Often times we are faced with many obstacles in the workplace. Things may break down or you might have to improvise to get the job done. We should never criticize someone’s idea or say that it will never work. For example, at work sometimes machines may stop working properly. We have to make the decision on what to do in order to complete the work load. My co-workers and I brainstorm together to come up with the best solution. We never say that will not work until we try it.
Some ways are beneficial to others that may not be beneficial to you. The way you receive your advice only depends on yourself. If you like to listen to spoken advice. Some individuals are very good listeners, so spoken advice will be very beneficial to them because they just take what they learned and apply it to their own lives. As kids, we all look up to our parents so they have the most influence on our lives. It all depends on what kind of household you come from though. If you come from a household of drug taking, neglecting parents then you will do everything in your power to not be like them and be better than them when you get older. If your parents are hard workers, who are living very good lives than they greatly influence your life and you will try to be just like them one day. At the end of the day, the best advice you can give yourself is to just go out into the real world and gain this experience on your own. Gain your own advice and learn from your mistakes. This is the best way to be