HARD WORK IS UNREASONABLE
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We live in an odd society. We worship the successful, yet vilify their path. Being successful and at the top of your profession takes hard work. It takes the type of hard work most people call unreasonable and it is unreasonable.
It’s absolutely unreasonable to work as hard as Tiger Woods, or cellist Yo Yo Ma. After each major tournament round, Tiger Woods hits as many as a 1000 balls on the range. That’s after he’s just played a round of golf. Tiger’s dad made him hit ten, 10ft putts in a row before he could quit. (I’ve tried this, after 3 hours I gave up). Michael Phelps spends over 40 hours a week in the pool. This DOESN’T include working out and his non-pool training. Lawyers looking to become partner can routinely bill 80 hours a week. It takes unreasonably hard work to be the best.
Hard work has become a cliche. I don’t think most people can truly comprehend the concept of real hard work. The work required for the lifestyle most people want has too often been labeled unreasonable. It’s unreasonable to work on the weekends. It’s unreasonable to work on vacation. It’s unreasonable to sit at a piano for 8 hours straight. It’s unreasonable to practice for 12 hours a day 6 days a week. It’s unreasonable to be on the road 6 days a week for a year. It’s unreasonable to have to work that hard. As a society, we’ve come to expect it is unreasonable to work hard. I agree. It is unreasonable.
However, working unreasonably hard creates unreasonable salaries and wealth. Tiger Woods could never spend the amount of money he’s made to date. His wealth is unreasonable for a person to have but it’s commiserate with his unreasonable work effort. Reasonable effort gets you a reasonable salary. No effort gets you no salary. Substantial effort gets you a substantial salary. Unreasonable work effort gets you an unreasonable reward.
The next time you are faced with an unreasonable work load don’t do it. You’re right it is unreasonable. Just remember, you get what you work for.
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8 年Interesting take on salary to work effort. Oh if it were that simple. Tiger, YoYo Ma, and others in that genre of extreme wealth, also have talent. Road warriors who spend 6 days a week traveling for work, often don't get the big bucks.. But I see you point, you get out what you put in. I would just add that money isn't the only reward in life, and that it's not a given you'll even get that after putting in unreasonable amounts of efforts. As a recovering mental health counselor, I would just add that perhaps sitting on your front porch, sipping lemonade while the sun is still out, after a full day of putting in a reasonable amount of effort, isn't such a bad thing. And you don't have all that Cortisol constantly running around inside you, taking its toll on your longevity and health. It's time, as a society, to start valuing things other than status, salary and other things those who benefit the greatest from our unreasonable efforts, would continue to have us value. IMHO.. voicing another view...
Medxcel Construction Project Manager
8 年Thanks! Love the post!
chicken whisperer?voice-in-the-wilderness?the thinking man's circular knitting machine mechanic
8 年Many in the world work hard and don't get what they deserve. I suppose you are aiming this at those business professionals on Linkedin, in which case it probably has some truth to it. Otherwise, I am sorry, I think the cotton pickers in Uzbekistan may disagree with you. I am sure there are many examples within our own countries, too, though.
SAP Partner
8 年"you get what you work for.".. absolutely
Girl Dad, Husband, and Resilience Whisperer
8 年"Reasonable effort gets you a reasonable salary. No effort gets you no salary. Substantial effort gets you a substantial salary. Unreasonable work effort gets you an unreasonable reward." Four sentences to live by.