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Post by wparker on Sept 13, 2013 13:08:25 GMT -6
"Don't take advice from golfer if you want to play baseball"
I was studying for an Acct 313 test last semester and my roommate asked if he could help. I said sure and started asking him questions about calculations and the differences between deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability. All I got was a "deer in headlights." I guess that's what I get for asking a geology major. Even in the sense of business, if I'm a sole-proprietorship, I'm not going to ask a CEO of a major corporation how I should run my business. We are both running different structured businesses. I'm sure some advice could be useful, but he is more in-touch with running a large entity business, not a small "maw and pop" type business.
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Post by arielberthelot on Sept 13, 2013 16:48:55 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Take Advice From Golfers If you Want to Play Baseball
This article is very true. Every field has there different ways to become successful. Other fields might not understand the specific things in your field that you have to overcome in order to become success. Taking advice from different success stories not in your field could actually cause you to fail. For instance, I run my dance studio and my dad owns an alligator farm. Our business models are completely different. First off, my business is a service, so the importances in the two companies are completely different. He deals with other larger companies to sell his alligator skins, meats, or products. I have to deal with single customers daily in which I sell my service too which makes our success routes completely different.
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Post by kselders on Sept 15, 2013 9:55:16 GMT -6
In reference to the article, one should seek to find others who are successful in areas that you wish to challenge. All advice isn’t bad advice but, it’s a must that you find people who truly understand the goals you wish to attain in a particular sector. Take in as much as advice and wisdom as possible but, be able to shuffle through what’s beneficial to your success or could be useful in future endeavors. For example, if I wanted to become a fireman, I wouldn’t ask a plumber out how to break into the industry. I’ve given useful business advice before but, was it sufficient enough to help the individual when I’ve had no hands on experience, I’m not sure. What I could take from this and use going forward in my career is find what you love to do and seek out individuals who have been there before and love what you do twice as much because it’s what they do.
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Post by ernestmajoue on Sept 15, 2013 14:45:47 GMT -6
As you take advice about anything you should have an open-mind and if possible ask questions if needed. You should research the market place you are entering and become more knowledgable on everything to do with the internal and external environments of the business. By doing your homework you should be more prepared for some of the unexpected fore comings.
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Post by jessicareid on Sept 17, 2013 20:03:59 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
Mr. Jeff Hoffman was the entrepreneurial genius behind the innovative corporation, priceline.com. He advises young business people to seek out role models, not just of successful leaders, but specifically leaders of firms within your industry. All types of companies are unique and have unique challenges that must be overcome and exploited. Therefore, as in his analysis, you cannot swing a baseball bat the same way you would a golf club. It adds an additional factor to mentor seeking because you have to find an entrepreneur, a business model, and an organizational philosophy that you absolutely believe in and try your best to do as good, and then top their example.
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Post by ashleylevernharrison on Sept 18, 2013 21:32:48 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
It makes sense to try and get advice from the people that are in the same field as you and are successful in what they are doing than someone who is not in your same field. The people who aren't in the same field as you can't relate to your experiences. These people don't know what you are going through or what you need to do to advance in your field. You should not get advice from these people just because they are successful and you know them personally. It would be better to ask your manager how did they advance themselves in the field that you are in. They would be able to properly guide you.
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Post by w0415498 on Sept 20, 2013 17:40:43 GMT -6
I agree with Jeff Hoffman. You should ask people in the career question you have, not people who have no clue. How will asking a dancer questions help me understand how to become a great accountant if she/he is not an accountant. It would be smarter to ask an accountant because they were in my shoes when they first started. They can tell me how they got through their obstacles and give me some pointers on what to expect.
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Post by phenry on Sept 21, 2013 11:32:28 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Don’t take advice from golfers if you want to play baseball This is another article that can be applied to business and just life in general. We must be careful who we seek advice from. A lot of times we ask our friends for advice on topics they don’t know about or have not experienced. For example, a lot of young adults will seek relationship advice from their friends who have never had a successful relationship! Taking their advice will only lead you to not have a successful relationship. It is important to seek out people who have what you are striving for and get their advice.
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Post by christiebrown on Sept 26, 2013 19:16:02 GMT -6
I think that it is really important to find a good mentor while looking or even when you have the job that you want. People will always try to give you advice in what you should do with your career, such as your parents and friends, but when it comes to something that takes experience such as a job, then it would be beneficial to listen to the person's advice that has "been there, done that" rather than someone who is just trying to give you their opinion.
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Post by w0426116 on Oct 9, 2013 18:37:29 GMT -6
I honestly believe this article is comment sense, when going through life each person has different aspirations. Therefore, you should have some type of person you look up to that is considered in their respected field. Its simple if you are a young bird trying to fly why would you ask a dear who never flew in his life ? If you aspire to fly you ask someone who has been successful in flying, if you want to run faster you ask someone who is a professional in running. Set goals and seek out successful people in your respected field and learn each an everything possible to help you become better in your respected field.
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Post by w0384905 on Oct 21, 2013 17:40:32 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Don’t take advice from golfers if you want to play baseball
This article is very true. When you are trying to learn how to do something you want to learn from someone in that field. Someone that has has experience in the area you want to learn is key. The experiences that a person goes through are crucial and learning from there mistakes can help you. In conclusion if you're trying to learn something new, get an expert to teach you not someone who doesn't know what they are doing. There mistakes and experience will be much more helpful in your progress. Learn from the best and you may one day be the best.
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Post by alyssatudor on Oct 21, 2013 18:40:20 GMT -6
Taking advice from the wrong people can cause you to fail within your area. Knowing who to talk to and who to get advice from is important. The advice that you get about your work or your business is the things that you will remember when you are working with your managers and/or employees within your business area. You would not want to ask a doctor how to do the job of a marketing consultant. They may have some ideas but their field is so different that you would be receiving information that would not be helpful to you.
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Post by thomas129 on Oct 24, 2013 17:44:57 GMT -6
Link of the day #13 Instant MBA Don’t take advice from Golfers if you want to play
Baseball.
I love the sports analogy here. It is true just because a golfer has a good swing for
golf, that does not mean the same swing will be good in baseball. It is like asking a
Manager of a Grocery store for advice on how to be a great CEO of an accounting firm.
Just because the manager may be successful at his current job, that does not mean
that he/she will have good advice on how to succeed in an unrelated field. If you
want to be a successful CEO of an accounting firm you need to talk to a successful CEO
of an accounting firm.
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Post by rpajares41 on Nov 3, 2013 17:31:38 GMT -6
This article to me should be under the common sense section. If I want to be a sports agent then I should try to learn under a sports agent and not the CEO of walmart. Those are two completely different businesses. If I want to run in politics than I can't go to any business because they do not have experience in what I want to do. I understand that learning how a successful person operates and lives their life is important but I feel like its all the same: work hard, be enthused about what you do, think outside of the box, surround yourself with like minded people, socially network yourself, go to events to hone your skills, things of that nature that I hear from professors and speakers. However, to understand the field in which I want to go into, I need to get information from people who are in that same field not in another. If I play football than I can't go ask a soccer player how to play my sport. Common sense.
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Post by brichoux on Nov 4, 2013 16:52:36 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball
This is a great article depicting how you should emulate who you want to eventually become. If you see someone with the same career success and lifestyle that you wish to have; you should pursue that person and ask them questions about how they got there. It is foolish to take advice from people who have no experience in the area you are asking about. It is not because this people are stupid, they are just ignorant. You can not get the right advice from someone who is ignorant to the subject you ask about.
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