Wooden's Wisdom - Volume 13 | Issue 628 |
Craig Impelman Speaking | Championship Coaches | Champion's Leadership Library Login | |
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OPINION AND A FACT (JIA JIANG AND JOHN WOODEN) When communicating, Coach Wooden was always clear on making a distinction between opinion and fact. When asked for advice, Coach would politely refuse and say: "I won't give you advice, but I would be happy to give you, my opinion."
When speaking or writing, Coach frequently used the phrase: "In my opinion" before stating his ideas.
In his must-read book, "Rejection Proof," ( https://www.rejectiontherapy.com/100-days-of-rejection-therapy ), Jia Jung makes the point that: "Rejection is an opinion." He put it this way:
"Rejection is less like "the truth" and more like an opinion. People process your request, then give you their opinions. That opinion could be based on their mood, their needs and circumstances at that moment, or their knowledge, experience, education, culture, and upbringing over a lifetime.
Throughout history, many great ideas that ultimately propelled humanity forward were initially met with rejection by society at large. They include the movements led by Socrates, Galileo, Joan of Arc, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King Jr.
People’s opinions change over time, across regions, and are heavily influenced by social, political, and environmental factors. If people’s opinions can change so drastically based on so many different factors, why should I take a rejection personally?"
Whether you are talking or listening, it is valuable to distinguish between opinion and fact.
Napoleon Hill suggested when someone presents you with their opinion as fact, simply ask: "How do you know that?"
Steve Maraboli had great advice for all of us: "If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas."
Do you let the opinion of others bother you?
Yours in Coaching, Craig Impelman
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