What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
I couldn’t pick one so here’s four instead:
1) ‘Go grab life’. Last week Nicky Newman, someone I never met but followed on Instagram passed away from stage 4 breast cancer. For 5 years after diagnosis she campaigned for breast cancer treatment and care with this message. None of us know how long we will be around or what will happen in the future and you can’t wait until the right time to try things or go places. Essentially do things that make you happy, big or small.
2) Pay attention to people’s actions not words. It doesn’t really matter if someone says all the right things if what they do doesn’t align with this.
3) You don’t always have to be kind / helpful / nice. This one’s hard because I’ve always tried to be these things, including when people don’t reciprocate, but honestly some people who consistently just behave like idiots do not deserve your energy.
4) Just because they use big words doesn’t mean they know what they’re talking about. OK this is less advice and more something I’ve learnt. Over the years I’ve realised that often all those words and bluster just hides the fact people don’t really know what they’re doing and equally plenty of people who are experts in their field are maybe just a bit rougher round the edges when it comes to communication. Same as in the gym when you first enter the weights room and are intimidated by all the super confident people who seem like experts and as time goes on and you learn correct technique you look at them and think hmmm … your really going to hurt yourself one day!
Heather Sherwood Fitness 
1 and 2 are very true, 3 is also true, though I would argue that you don’t need to be unkind ever because others “behave like idiots”. I say let them, it’s not my problem and move on. I do like the idea of ”not wasting energy” on them though and it ties in nicely with 2 as well. 4 is so scary accurate. I feel like those of us that are considered ‘experts’ are also expected to talk like one. No, not at all. It should always be about being authentic and not trying to impress or intimidate-unfortunately, I have met some that feel pressured into talking in a manner that isn’t their style. It’s really sad.
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I’m not saying be unkind – just that don’t waste your energy on those people. I’ve spent years being overly helpful to people who will never appreciate it – what I should have done is just let them be instead of trying to change people by.m being overly nice. Maybe don’t waste your energy is a better way of putting it! 4 – totally that! I’ve also met plenty of people who have zero idea but can talk as if they do and have got quite far from it!
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Fair.
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