Dear Steve and Samantha,
We have some persons who would dislike you for choosing not to follow their advice. Yes, you sought their advice but you decided not to follow through with it not because it’s bad advice but you felt like giving it another shot from your end. Then quarrel would start amongst other things…
I feel privileged when people tell me their issues and I take each case to heart. And when I needed to dish out few words, I humbly pose it to them, I don’t lord it over, even to my small group of mentees who you could say are obligated to. We shouldn’t take people’s free will away because we’re in the position to give advice.