We live in an information heavy world. There are countless voices and “experts” competing for and sometimes buying your attention. Shoot, I’ve felt overwhelmed by all the advice out there myself.
Look at dieting:
Do the carnivore diet. No, do keto. No, go vegan. Actually, the Mediterranean diet is best.
Conflicting opinions and advice are constant.
It’s the same with sports performance. One expert tells you to train harder and do more reps. Another tells you that you’re overtraining and need more recovery. One says athletes should specialize early, while another says they should play multiple sports. The advice is endless—and often completely contradictory.
With all these different voices telling you what to do, how do you decide who is actually worth listening to?
I recently saw a list in one of Alex Hormozi’s posts that provides a helpful rule of thumb. The next time you’re considering someone’s advice, use this hierarchy to determine how much weight you should give it.
The Hierarchy of People You Should Take Advice From
Someone who has achieved what you want to achieve and has helped people like you do the same.
Someone who has helped people like you get where you want to go.
Someone who was once in a position similar to yours and has reached where you want to go.
Someone who has closely observed people accomplish what you want to accomplish.
Someone you know who hasn’t done what you want to do.
A stranger on the internet.
The people at the top of the list have what I call RLE: Real Life Experience.
They have real life experience accomplishing it themselves, helping others accomplish it, or ideally, both.
That doesn’t mean you should blindly follow anyone’s advice. But before allowing someone’s opinion to influence your decisions, consider where they fall on this list.
Not everybody’s advice carries equal weight.
Be selective about who you listen to. Choose wisely.
Easy Easy,
-Luke Falk
