Of course, another scenario exists, which is: The utter and total "wipe out" by not following your advice, or not having someone care enough to help. There is an old saying which goes something like this: "What do you get when you repeatedly do great work?..More work, of course". Well, I grew up believing that I should always do my best on any job I was given. Being highly motivated, "my" best had to be "the" best, ever. And so, I laid (or tried to lay) a trail of "legacy" performance...in everything I did, whether it was personal or professional.
I even saw and more problematically, felt the toll it was taking on me. Passing out over the client's prize glass coffee table because of pain and waking up in a pile of very expensive glass. As you suggested, I told my partners that I needed a break. They were very understanding, yeah right! So, in the end I just carried on until I had to be carried (I could not walk any more) ranting and raving into my Doctor's practice, and never worked another day at that beloved profession.
Funny thing is, when you end up in that kind of a pickle, Josh. With people expecting you to continue at your normal pace, and actually pushing you. Then it is too late to write that fine letter, be the gracious person, tie off loose ends. You are completely out of it for a long time, cognitively and physically. What then...? In America, then you have to go to court for years to sue your healthcare provider and your partners (who are in co-hoots due to self-insurance) in order to survive to get 1/8 of your previous draw and pay from your disability insurer. It becomes a real "Shit Sandwich" that you need to slowly and meticulously consume before things start looking better in your new life, if you are lucky. If not, goodbye! It behooves one to take your advice early on to save a lot of pain.
Really well said, Josh
Of course, another scenario exists, which is: The utter and total "wipe out" by not following your advice, or not having someone care enough to help. There is an old saying which goes something like this: "What do you get when you repeatedly do great work?..More work, of course". Well, I grew up believing that I should always do my best on any job I was given. Being highly motivated, "my" best had to be "the" best, ever. And so, I laid (or tried to lay) a trail of "legacy" performance...in everything I did, whether it was personal or professional.
I even saw and more problematically, felt the toll it was taking on me. Passing out over the client's prize glass coffee table because of pain and waking up in a pile of very expensive glass. As you suggested, I told my partners that I needed a break. They were very understanding, yeah right! So, in the end I just carried on until I had to be carried (I could not walk any more) ranting and raving into my Doctor's practice, and never worked another day at that beloved profession.
Funny thing is, when you end up in that kind of a pickle, Josh. With people expecting you to continue at your normal pace, and actually pushing you. Then it is too late to write that fine letter, be the gracious person, tie off loose ends. You are completely out of it for a long time, cognitively and physically. What then...? In America, then you have to go to court for years to sue your healthcare provider and your partners (who are in co-hoots due to self-insurance) in order to survive to get 1/8 of your previous draw and pay from your disability insurer. It becomes a real "Shit Sandwich" that you need to slowly and meticulously consume before things start looking better in your new life, if you are lucky. If not, goodbye! It behooves one to take your advice early on to save a lot of pain.