Why are the least successful people the most generous with their advice and the successful people ...?

... stingy with their advice?


I receive a plethora of advice (whether it be career, financial, or even romantic advice) from people who I do not view as successful; they give me unsolicited advice constantly and this advice is rarely, if ever, useful and NEVER sought by me. However, whenever I seek advice from people I perceive as successful, they either refuse to give me their advice or claim that they do not have any. Why do you think this is? Are the successful simply protective of their secrets? Do they simply not have any secrets? Perhaps their success can be attributed largely to birthright and/or luck?Why are the least successful people the most generous with their advice and the successful people ...?
Because people that are smart enough to succeed are smart enough to know that we would like others to learn from our mistakes but we know that the only way we learned was through our own.Why are the least successful people the most generous with their advice and the successful people ...?
They do not want the responsibility that comes with giving the advice, i.e. they do not want you you coming back every time you need advice.





Or they indeed do not know how to help you.





Having rich parents definitely helps, via better education and proper role models. Luck does not matter so much though; if you actively work toward better life, you will get there - just look at our president.





So basically the advice is:


- Get education: good grades %26amp; SAT make you eligible for college scholarship and work-study position.


- Once in college pick a major that (a) leads to a stable career and (b) that you do not hate.


- Be nice to people and make useful friends. No matter how ingenious you are, it is still people who will offer you a job and decide on your raises.


- Do an honest job. Cheats and shortcuts have a curious way of coming back to haunt you.