Don't Take Online Entrepreneurship Advice From Famous People For Granted

We are surely not suffering from a shortage of articles providing entrepreneurship advice, and yet, people are still looking for more. After all, it’s one of those topics which could get discussed forever, since there is no objectively correct way of going about “making it big” that is absolutely set in stone. People base their advice either off things they’ve read, or their own experiences in the business world, and as we all know, everyone’s story is different. People having conflicting views on the matter is not unheard of, so the best thing to do is to slowly form your own opinions from the extensive research which you put in. How would you go about doing that? Well, there are quite a few ways in which you could try and see things a bit more objectively, which could help you decide what works and what doesn’t. Much like anything in this world, humans are not perfect, so you cannot take anyone’s words for granted whoever they might be, this is where that extra digging around comes in.

Not everyone has to agree on everything

Obviously, not everybody has to see eye to eye on everything. People can both agree on some topics, but disagree on others. Let's say you’re reading an advice piece from a relatively successful businessman or entrepreneurs such as Chris Pivik or the ones which will now forever go down in the hall of fame such as Steve Jobs or even Walt Disney. The worst thing you can do is to discredit whatever they have already said just because you disagree with them on another topic. The credibility of advice given by people who are speaking of previous experiences lies within the consistency of their voice. If their advice often seems to be proving effective or at least adhere to the same kind of methodology, then you know that they are probably someone who knows what they are talking about.

Get to know the person giving the advice

If you take random words online which could have been written by just about anyone and in any state of mind, then you might just end up with some questionable results. Even if someone has made a name for themselves, you cannot simply take what they say for granted. People have their shortcomings, and nobody is correct about everything all of the time. This is the moment where you need to do further research on any given person, and see what kind of personality they have and what kind of traits they are known for. For example, if someone advises against saving money and are advocates of being slightly more aggressive with your investments or purchases, then it’s worth seeing how and where that worked out for them, and if that reflects in their personality. If someone is famous enough then you will find articles about them or interview with friends of theirs which often discuss their personalities with relative ease. If somebody is known to lose their temper easily and are generally impatient, for example Gordon Ramsay, and you find a piece of advice from them which advises not waiting for the red light at an intersection, then you know that piece of advice may be a bit biased. That, of course, is a very direct example, but you get the main idea.