Describe a piece of advice you received that you found particularly helpful. You should say: - Who gave you the advice - When you received it - What the advice was And explain why it was so helpful to you.

One piece of advice that I found particularly helpful was given to me by a close friend of mine. He told me to stop overthinking every decision and to start taking action instead of waiting for the perfect moment. He gave me this advice about a year ago when I was feeling quite uncertain about [...]

One piece of advice that I found extremely helpful was given to me by my older sister. She is someone I really respect because she has a lot of experience and always knows how to stay calm in difficult situations. She gave me this advice about a year ago when I was struggling with university [...]