Listen to Everyone, but be Choosy what you Absorb and Accept - 68/101 Entrepreneur Mistakes & Lessons

Everyone knows what to do, but not everyone knows what they are talking about. Knowledge and opinions are like arseholes, everyone has gone one. Be careful who you listen to in your life, because everyone can talk the talk, but not everyone can walk the walk. Not everyone knows what they are on about as bullshit walks and money talks.I was at a pub in mid December 2016 with a another entrepreneurial friend and his girlfriend came along, and she is new to business and entrepreneurship. Some of her old friends came along too and one of them was rather talkative and was giving me some ideas, but he was rather idiotic and annoying. He knows some good stuff in life and I think was a musician of sorts. So he does know what the is on about in general, but not so much in the specific topic we were discussing. So if he knew a little bit about business, I may have respected more. He'd have been a jack of all trades, but master of one.Listen to those that really know what they are talking about, this is why I say you should read successful people's biographies. Because these people have had successes and their journey has been written down.Not everyone knows what they are talking about, whether in the form of blogs, videos, articles, etc.So some people will share their experiences, and that can be valuable too, but you have to take it with a pinch of sale.Listen to them but take it and compare it with what you already know, and if it is worthwhile or compliments what you know then accept it. Otherwise, you can learn, thanks to that person what, no to do in life, and that can be just as valuable as knowing what to do.Interviews and podcasts are generally good, because the person being interviewed knows what they are talking about.Abraham Lincoln once said: "I've never met a person I could not learn something from, often it was what not to do in life".Question of the day: who are you taking your advice from whom you know you should not?There are another 100 mistakes that I made here.