Where do you get your advice from?

WE all need to get advice from some people or some source in this life.
If viewed as a journey, life is not going to be smooth sailing.
It is normal that there will be dark days, bright days, and the high points of achievement as well as low moments of loss or anxiety of some sort.
Some people are more prepared for life than others because they had advisers in the form of good parents, guardians, teachers, church ministers, coaches or books and other resources that gave them that advantage about facing those rough storms in life. 
If you have such resources then you are advantaged.
If you do not then you are going to have many days of unnecessary anxiety and pains.
I urge you to find people or resources that you can get advice from that will help you better yourself. 
Good advisers do not tell you all the nice things that you want to hear because some advice demand changes – something that most people dream of doing but never do. 
Last week I had severe malaria.
Fortunately I had learnt from a doctor friend more than decade ago what the symptoms were so I started taking an artesunate/fansidar dose making sure I had plenty of rest and forced myself to finish all my meals despite the lack of appetite and the high fever. (Another tip from him: Many medical drugs will not work if the body is weak.)
I had to send a text message to another friend who studied medical science to confirm my dose and he said it was all right.
The two friends were my medical advisers.
(Please note, the example I am giving is just an example. You must always visit a clinic when you are sick and seek advice and medication from properly trained people.)      
Think about certain circumstances that you might come across in life.
What if you are not getting along with your workmates?
What will you do?
What if you were sacked for no good reason?
Will you go out and cry – or will you start afresh?
If you are a student who has completed Grades 8, 10 or 12 and receive no offers to further your education, what will you do?
There may be the case of the student who may have been given two offers but is in a dilemma and is indecisive.
What will he do?
Or, what will you study for a career? 
Next week: Some of the best advice on different topics