Offer pain when it’s necessary
Mickey Mellen
Partner at GreenMellen | Website Developer | Speaker | Technology Enthusiast
It’s often true that pain can make you a better person. Even with your body, broken bones end up stronger than they were before the break (at least for a while).
However, sometimes intentional pain can be a good thing. In his book “Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors“, David C. Baker explains how professionals can be like physicians, saying:
“I want you to be like the physician who (hesitantly) hurts patients in pursuit of making them well. I don’t want you to be the money-grubbing, power-loving consultant who wants adoring followers.“
Or, as I’ve heard elsewhere, “surgery is simply hurting your body in a very specific way“.
In Baker’s case, he was sharing how professionals need to push hard in order to help their clients succeed. Strategies need to be set, tactics need to change, and you’ve got to work hard. The end result will be a successful engagement, even if the middle gets a bit painful.
AV Rated | Partner @ Stanton Law | CEO @ Institute for Better Capitalism
2 个月Not sure how well David's message is going to be received as most people want to shy away from pain. Nevertheless, pain is the price of being human. I'm fond of saying "I don't have tattoos; but I have tons of scars. Scars are like tattoos but with better stories." Most scars were worth the pain. Pain we can navigate and help each other through. Suffering, on the other hand, is different that pain. Suffering, which may originate with pain, we unnecessarily amplify and inflict on ourselves and each other.