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The Temptation to Fix Things or What Not to Give to the Folks Around You This Holiday Season

The Temptation to Fix Things or What Not to Give to the Folks Around You This Holiday Season

One of the biggest challenges for me as a coach is to resist the temptation to tell clients how they can fix things. Often a client will outline a dilemma or a problem, and my first impulse is to scroll through the list of possible solutions in my brain and say, “You can fix that by doing _________________.”

In this season of giving, I’ve been thinking about this business of fixing things for others and chronic advice giving. I’ve concluded that advice should not be on my gift list.