16 People Share The Best Advice They Received That Changed Their Lives
Let's be honest; people love to hand out advice at any opportunity, even when it's unwanted. But, have you ever received a piece of advice that smacked you square in the face and changed your life?
Perhaps a parent, aunt or uncle, teacher, employer, or even a stranger said something to you that made you stop and change your mind about a particular situation? Or maybe even reevaluate your whole life?
Well, the 16 people below have. And they're here to pay it forward and share that life-changing advice with you now.
Scroll down to read through some of the most valuable things these AskReddit users have ever learned. And be sure to share your best life-lessons with others in the comments section below.
#1 "It’s the person you can’t live without."
“My grandpa told me this after I had moved into with my girlfriend and said living together was coming so easily:It’s not the person who is easy to live with, it’s the person you can’t live without.We’re married now.”#2 "Always leave them feeling like THEY owe YOU."
“My dad told me a story about a time he bought some firewood. He paid for a cord of wood, but the guy only dropped off half a cord.When he went to the guy’s house to confront him about it, the guy pulled a gun on him, so my dad left.“The lesson,” he taught me, “is that when you are dealing with crazy people, always leave them feeling like THEY owe YOU. That way, they will go out of their way to avoid you.”I have used this advice several times in my life.”#3 "Everyone is just really good at faking it."
“Nobody has any idea what’s going on.A lot less people actually have their sh*t together than you might think, but in reality everyone is just really good at faking it. Usually, they may have a true grasp of one or two things at best.That advice made me a lot less anxious about doing things like trying new hobbies, giving presentations, or applying for jobs I know nothing about, because I know very few people are actually qualified to judge my performance.”#4 "Stop worrying about it."
“My step-dad once told me:If there is a problem and you know the solution, you can solve it, so stop worrying about it. If there is a problem you can’t solve, then there is nothing you can do, so stop worrying about it.”#5 "Just to be alive."
“The meaning to life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple.Yet everybody rushes around in a great panic as if It were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.”#6 "Make yourself indispensable."
“When you find a place you like to work in, make yourself indispensable.I’m a waitress and for the last 3& 1/2 years I’ve worked in a place I love to be in. There is no job there I turn down. I clean the toilets, I can run the potwash, I’ll do the hoovering.If cuts ever have to be made, my name will not be on the list.”#7 "Risk something."
“There comes a time when one must risk something, or sit forever with one’s dreams.”
