Why It’s Dangerous To Give Advice by Roy H. Williams, the Wizard of Ads®
I am, by profession, a communications consultant. I craft strategies, write ads and buy media. My clients ask for my advice. They even pay me for it.

Advice is dangerous to give.

If you are thinking, “Yes, it’s dangerous to give advice because your advice might be wrong,” you probably haven’t worked full-time in a focused specialty for 30 years. Yes, there is a chance my advice might be wrong, but that’s not the principal danger.

Advice is always dangerous because a person only needs it when:

they’re making decisions based on incorrect assumptions.
they made a mistake that triggered unhappy repercussions.
they’re looking at a situation from an unproductive angle.

Read the original article: One of MY teachers speaks; I wish I had thought of it myself: Why It’s Dangerous To Give Advice