When do we listen to the encouragements or discouragements from family and friends (people who typically know us and love us), versus just listening to our own gut?
Decisions and events in our lives are not going well. When do we double down, press on, and work harder, versus cutting our losses, quitting, and move on?
Charles Tadros, M.D.
December 16, 2021
Saint Louis, Missouri
The basic problem with any advice is that, too often, conflicting advice may also be true, as shown in these proverbs… Date June 11, 2023 In relation to advice DO NOT LET OTHERS ROB YOU OF YOUR ENERGY, YOUR TIME, OR YOUR SANITY BECAUSE YOU AWAIT THEIR SCHEDULE, THEIR SAY, THEIR JUDGEMENT, OR THEIR APPROVAL. TAKE THE HARDER ROAD OF PRESSING ON, DESPITE THE LACK OF SUPPORT. STOP WAITING, STOP BEING WISHY-WASHY, STOP STRADDLING THE FENCE. MAKE A DECISION, THEN MAKE A MOVE IN KEEPING WITH YOUR CHOICES. GET UNSTUCK, AND ACCEPT YOUR CONSEQUENCES. Date November 1, 2021 In relation to approval WHEN IT COMES TO PHYSICAL CONFLICT, POLICE ACTION, OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED WARS, UNOFFICIAL WARS, AND PROXY WARS, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PRAISE OUR HEROES, DEVELOP LIFE-LONG COMRADERIES, RECOGNIZE SACRIFICE, AND COMMEND EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP WITHOUT SUCH HISTORICAL VIOLENCE, LOSS, DESTRUCTION, AND BLOODSHED. PEACE BE WITH ALL WHO ARE AT WAR. Date July 24, 2022 In relation to bloodshed