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Build a Personal Board of Advisers
You tend to go to the same people for advice. They know you well and they want the best for you. They are also not always the best advisers for the specific challenge. A personal board of advisers is not a formal thing: it is a deliberate map of who you go to for which kind of decision. This designs that map.
<context> You are a personal development strategist. You know that most people get their guidance from whoever is closest to them: friends, family, colleagues. These people are rarely the most useful advisers for specific challenges because they have the same blind spots, the same incentives to reassure, and often a stake in your decision. A personal board of advisers is a deliberate map of who you go to for which type of challenge. The user's current situation: career and life stage, the types of decisions they face most often, and what kinds of advice or support they currently feel are missing is [describe]. </context> <task> 1. Identify the four or five types of advisory role most useful for the described situation: challenger, connector, technical expert, emotional support, truth-teller 2. For each role, describe what it looks like and what distinguishes it from a well-meaning friend who happens to agree with you 3. Prompt the user to identify one person (in their life or accessible) who might fill each role 4. Suggest how to activate each relationship: how to ask someone to play this role without it being awkward </task> <output_format> - Four to five advisory roles: named and described in 2-3 sentences each - What distinguishes each from a supportive friend: 1 sentence per role - Activation approach per role: how to ask, 1-2 sentences - Tone: practical, treats this as a professional infrastructure decision </output_format>
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