Championship Mindset Series: Taking Advice
“Be careful who you take advice from.”
In our social media-driven world, around every corner there is someone trying to give you advice, tell you how to be, and trying to spill knowledge to you like they are God-given facts. One of the first things we do is gauge whether this “knowledgeable person” actually knows what they’re talking about. We look at accolades, degrees, certifications, listen to opinions about that person, and maybe even do some digging into their background ourselves.
It can be tough to figure out who really knows what they’re talking about and who doesn’t, so let me make it easy for you. There are three kinds of “knowledgeable” people:
1. Those who speak strictly from life experience
2. Those who speak strictly about what they learned in school
3. Those who speak about how they used what they learned in school to change their own life
Here are some examples. There are thousands of life coaches who claim to know the secrets to life simply because they’ve “figured it out” and have a couple paid-for certifications to supposedly prove it. Those are the life experience people.
Then there are doctors and psychologists who try to tell you how to live your life based off models and theories they learned in school even though they’ve never attempted to use these theories on themselves. Those are the education people.
Then there are the people who have learned those models and theories then APPLIED them to their own life to figure out the answers to life’s toughest questions. This is the third group. This is the type of person you want to seek advice from. Not only do they know what they’re talking about, they’ve applied it to their own lives and are living proof of the benefits.
Having spent my entire life learning how to maximize human potential by studying neuroscience, biology, psychology, biochemistry, and biomechanics and then obtaining certifications in personal training, health coaching, and life coaching and two master’s degrees in positive psychology and mental health counseling, I APPLIED everything I learned to my own life to become the best wrestler I possibly could and overcome all the adversity I faced growing up like kidney disease, chemotherapy, injuries, bullying, self-doubt, and depression. I’ve LIVED every aspect of my education, and I am living proof that everything I teach WORKS. I don’t need a certification to prove that…the proof is in the results you’ll see when you join me in this Champion for Life journey.
Be careful who you choose to listen to and choose for the life you hope to obtain.
