Take On The Challenge Of Being The Change You Want To See

When you are someone that gives advice to others, it can sometimes be hard to take that advice on board yourself. However, doing so will make you more authentic and will increase the trust that other people have in you. There are also other benefits from taking your own advice and being the change that you want to see in the world. When you start to take accountability for your own actions, then you will be able to move forward. Some other benefits of practicing what you preach and changing your own attitudes are discussed in more detail below.

You Will Become A Better Leader

If you think back to when you were at school, you will probably remember the resentment you felt towards teachers and other adults when they said they understood you but it was clear that they didn’t. We can still feel this way as adults and people will feel resentful towards you if you are asking them to do something you would not be prepared to do yourself. If you can talk about your own personal experience of making changes in your life, then you can provide more encouragement to others.

You Will Become More Knowledgeable

There is only so much that you can learn from books and there is no substitute for real life experience. When you have learned something from your own experience, this learning will stay with you. Trying to learn something from every experience you have made you a far stronger person. You will find it much easier to offer advice to others when you have your own personal experiences to draw from.

You Will Increase Your Confidence

When you are talking about your own experiences, then this can give you real confidence that you know what you are talking about. This type of confidence comes from within and can’t be learned from a book or faked. If your confidence is an act, then people will see through this straight away. However, if they can see that you really believe in yourself, then they are much more likely to listen to what you have to say.

You Will Learn The Real Importance Of Self-Development

People are often keen on the idea of self-improvement, but are put off by the thought of actually putting the work in. However, when you are prepared to do this hard work, it will not be long before you start to see the benefits that it can bring. As you begin to see these benefits, it will be easier for you to carry on. You will learn the true value of self development and you will be appreciative of how far you have actually come.

You Will Understand The Difficulties That Other People Have Faced

Overcoming your own difficulties can help you be more understanding of the problems that other people may have faced. You will also gain an appreciation for the work that they have put in to ensure that they keep growing. Making changes to improve yourself and your life is not easy, but it makes you more aware of the difficulties that other people may be facing in their lives.

You Will Gain More Empathy

When you have a better understanding of people, you can use this understanding in two ways. You can use it to point the finger at things that people have been doing wrong or you can have empathy for the situation people are in and look for ways to help them. This can lead to people joining forces to do more of the social good. When you are committed to making changes for the better then it is only natural that you would want to share this with others.

You Will Gain Skills That Will Be With You For Life

The skill of self reflection and taking action to improve yourself is something that will stay with you for the rest of your life. You may start to feel as though you can deal with anything that life throws your way because you have the skills to deal with any situation. You will also have more of an awareness of what makes you happy and this may push you to take chances that you may not have done otherwise.

The reason that you may be offering advice to others is because you want to help bring about change to other people that will help them to be happier. However, if you really want to bring about change in other people than you need to be prepared to make these changes yourself. Be honest with yourself about the advice that you would offer to someone else in your position and do your best to take this advice on board.