Are you about to fail? Put the pedal to the metal and get over with it!

Here's something you can't read or hear every day.

Does the name of Nikola Tesla ring any bells to you? Well, you have to thank him for being able to read this thread in the first place.

Little did I know, just like any averagely informed person would agree, that this unparalleled genius had a serious gambling problem at one point in his life. Before he became one of the greatest investors in history Tesla liked to gamble a lot. After he had lost his father this problem escalated even further to such an extent that his studies were put on hold with a huge question mark over. So, what happened?

Well, his mother saved him in quite an unusual way. You probably thought that Tesla's mother had to cry a river to talk him out of this unhealthy habit. Well, we were all wrong. Believe it or not, she strongly supported his son's gambling habit. Yes, this is true! At one point she sold all that she could possibly sell to provide Tesla with enough money to go on with gambling. Undoubtedly, this was a huge surprise for Tesla. He probably expected all kinds of reactions, but this wasn't one of them. So, he demanded an explanation from his mother, who seemed to be handling this unpleasant situation surprisingly calm.

Tesla's mother said that she had no intention of influencing his decision to gamble. She was gladly giving away all of their family money. Actually, the sooner he spent all the money available, the sooner he would realize that he was on the wrong path. What do you think what happened? Well, Nikola Tesla finally realized that he was standing on the very edge of a cliff for quite some time. So, he was able to pull himself together and the rest is the modern age history, which began with his name.

So, what is the moral of this story? Well, if you have a problem, then escalate it to the absolute maximum. If you are about to fail, then put the pedal to the metal and speed up the process. Nikola Tesla could have gambled for years with no time left for brilliant inventions, if he had been fighting his vice one step forward two steps back. Instead, he simply had run through the problem as quickly and intensely as he could until he was able to reach its end. I used to smoke, but now I'm free of this unhealthy habit. How? Well, instead of smoking a pack a day, I decided that I should consume two and even three packs a day. What happened? After a couple of days, I was so sick of smoking that I decided that I will never light a cigarette in my life. So, here I'm and I haven't been smoking ever since. Now, I'm fully aware that this radical approach has some limitations. This definitely isn't a wise thing to do when you are trying to deal with other forms of health and addiction problems because they can end up bad for your before you reach the healing point.

On the other side, you are free to apply to the full extent in business. So, when a situation with my client isn't working as I expected, this is what I usually do. If it is going to be OK for both parties, then it's going to be OK all the time or for the most of the time we are to work together. If something is wrong, I don't have time for an analysis. I move on and even I try to intensify the relationship. So, either we will find a solution and overcome the problems or finish our working relationship as soon as possible. Again, I'm aware that when you put it this way, it looks like a too simplified solution you can't apply in all situations. Yet, just give it a thought. Put the pedal to the metal. What do you have to lose? If it's going to work out, then you will reach a solution much sooner than expected. On the other hand, if it was already doomed to fail better to end it now than tomorrow or a month from today.

What do you think? Is this kind of a solution something you're willing to accept and apply? If not, what would be a better alternative?