Letters On Integrity: Helping Professionals Face Conflicts

DISCOMFORT: A POWERFUL TEACHER

BY RUSS WILLIAMS

“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”

— M. Scott Peck

I am confident you know Tom Hopkins, world renowned motivational speaker and salesman extraordinaire. I once attended a seminar when Tom told the story of a career low point, failing to meet a monthly sales quota. His boss came into his office saying, “Let me take you out for a drive…freshen things up a bit.”

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