Are you good at giving advices to people?

@subha12 (18441)
India
April 1, 2008 1:24am CST
Are you a person whom friends turn to when they need advice? I think I am privileged as most of my friends turns to me when they have a problem. i give them a patient hearing and help them. many times they are really helped by it and so i think they turn to me. what about you?
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
1 Apr 08
Yes, I can say so that I can lend helping hand to my friends, when are in need. I prefer not to give them unsolicited advice, but whenever any of my friend tells me his problem, I try to suggest him the best solutions or say remedies possible. I try to reason out with him and tells him that whatever I am telling you is based on my experience. Most of friends listen to me very patiently and act upon my advice. Nice to know that you are a patient listener and good advice....I will approach you sometimes with my problems and will seek your valuable advice.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Apr 08
.you are welcome. i also do not advice when not asked for.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
1 Apr 08
Thanks for your positive comments. I feel glad that you allowed me the liberty to seek your advice.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
1 Apr 08
Well, its not for all problems, but when its from computer related then i can say most of my friends or you can say all just come to me for advice, otherwise the advice of life or people it can't be done by me..lol
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Apr 08
so you are technically sound, i will definitely ask you then.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
1 Apr 08
yup, you are most welcome Subha..
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
1 Apr 08
I am not really good at giving advice to people at all. Some things work well for me but not for others and it makes me feel so bad if I steer them the wrong way and things don't work out for them. I try to just stay out of it. I do tell them how I would handle the situation but I never tell them what they should do. It doesn't always work the same for another person.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Apr 08
thanks for the response. everyone has own way.
@gabrielle47 (1219)
• Philippines
1 Apr 08
I am much the same as you Subha. Before, I never really saw myself like that but when my staffs or colleagues whom I got closer with started being my friends and ask for my advise that they say I give good advice and I have that listening heart. Maybe that is why I make a good friend easily. Maybe it took me from all those experiences and my friend's experiences which is where my advises are coming from and that I relate to them in their level that they like the way I give advice to them. Its comfortable for people to ask for advice form someone who have a good listening ear. Thats important.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Apr 08
ts nicve to help others with advice. thanks for response.
@sweety10 (188)
1 Apr 08
ya...most of d time i help my fnds...n most of my frnds turns to me ...when they need my help i always dere to solve their problems...n even i lyk to solve their problems its a pleasure 4 me to solve their probs. n i'm gud in solving d problems...
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Apr 08
thanks for responmding
@gxnfly (1147)
• China
1 Apr 08
Me,I don't think so.When my friends are in trouble,I just listen to them ,I want to help them out,but always don't know what to say.I try to give some good advice,but I 'm not sure if it's good enough to help them out.Sometimes all they need is listening,so I just listen to them.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Apr 08
its good to give a patient ear.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
3 Apr 08
yes I have always been a person that people wanted to share their problems with, and then I became a counsellor and had the degree to back it up. This is my calling in life, that and writing.
@itsmepinky (1300)
• India
1 Apr 08
yes i am a pretty good listener & i always give the right advice to my friends & if i dont know anything then i just tell them sorry my friend i cannot help u with this
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Apr 08
thansk for rsponse.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
6 Apr 08
i don't think i'm a good adviser. my friends would ask for my advice but i don't think i give the right advices. but i think i am a good listener that's why my friends come to me when they have a problem.
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
1 Apr 08
I consider myself more as a listening ear than advise giver... not that i am not good at it... it's just that... i fell uncomfortable giving an advise and when things go wrong... i am afraid to get blamed for it... so i just try to make the person realize what is best for him/her... and to follow their heart and instinct... and that would always work...
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Apr 08
good listning is a part of very well communication skill. i think it atleast give some comfort to your friends.
• United States
2 Apr 08
I am more like a mother when it comes to my friends and the advice I give them is mostly stuff they do not want to hear because Im blunt and up front with them, especially if its about a guy. I do know other friends can allow their friends to get all excited about a guy only to have them treat her like crap and dump her, whatever and then be the shoulder to cry on but that is not my style, the victim mode. That is why I like a couple friends and not a group because I want my friends to be serious and use their heads but If I know a friend is genuinly convinced about something that I disagree then Im very open but you know, they say that most of the time you know the answer before asking so I do not feel like Im being too rough with friends. I am a great listener, I know, after all that you probably think Im worst, but I love listening and can listen for hours without adding too much input because Im an analyzer and use peoples experience to learn things about myself. Guys love a girl that can listen and just share personal things that wont be compromised and Im really good about that.
• Philippines
2 Apr 08
hi subha12 ^_^ how r u? i like to ask are you a girl or a boy? you didn't indicate in ur profile...i like to know if its from man's perspective or woman's point of view...bdw great choice of avatar the baby pic is cute and really eye catching... i think my friends approach me mostly for information... ^_^ if i can i research it for them hehe
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
2 Apr 08
Yes, I pretty much can give effective advice. I know my younger sister comes running to me for advice of every kind. I try not to give advice of what I am not experienced on. If I do this, I am misleading the friend or person whom I am giving the advice to. So, I try to help the person out to the best of my ability. If I can't help them, then I will try to find someone that can.
• Philippines
2 Apr 08
I don't think I'm good at giving people advice but my friends do seem to come to me for advice. But I do try my best to hear them out and listen well to their problems and as much as possible, I don't tell them what to do. I do give them suggestions on what they could do but I don't force them to do anything. Maybe I am good at giving advice but I don't believe myself to be. And I don't want to because it might go to my head.
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
1 Apr 08
A lot of my friends come to me also for advice. I have learned the best thing to do is to listen to them first and then talk to them about thei problems.
@34momma (13882)
• United States
1 Apr 08
i think when people seek advice, they one of three things (sometimes all) they just want someone to really listen to what they have to say. they want you to look them in the face and hear them out. then you have those who just want someone to tell them what to do, and or to agree with them. but i think a real friend, a true friend is going to listen to you, and tell you the truth which is not always what you want to hear, and it may not agree with what you have to say. I think i am good at listening to people and then being honest with them. I don't like to tell people what to do, but i will tell them what i did in a simular situation that worked for me.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
1 Apr 08
only my close friends..they always ask advice about love, marriage, and work. Even if they know sometimes I will yell at them like their mom..Maybe thats the part that they love most..Im not afraid to tell them whatever I think about it..after all, they know I care for them!!
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
1 Apr 08
I hope to think that I give good advice to friends and family when they ask for some. I think I am a good listener and try to help out as much as I can. Even if I can't at least I am there for them to talk to and lend a shoulder to cry on ;)
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
1 Apr 08
I think I am pretty good at giving it - in other words, it comes fairly easy to me to give advice and also to want to give advice... as to whether the advice is good and helpful I do not know, lol... but it is given with a desire for it to be.
@wnbwnbwnb (426)
• China
2 Apr 08
I guess I am! My friends tell me that I am always the right person to giving advice,I am so happy to hear that,and also very proud to say that!