Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, shares three questions before giving advice: Is it your business? Are you helping or controlling? Did they ask? Unsolicited advice often feels like criticism, and different doesn't mean wrong.
3 things to ask before you give advice. Number 1: Is it my business? If their name isn't your name, chances are it ain't your business. Number 2: Is it about help or about control? Just because they're doing things differently than you would do doesn't mean that it's wrong, and just because it's your advice doesn't mean that it's right. And number 3: Did they ask? Because if you give advice without them requesting it, well, that's called unsolicited, and that kind of advice sounds a lot like criticism. So before you just start giving advice, first ask if they want it. So try that and follow me.
