Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Grey Matters in Important Matters

The diagnosis is serious. The treatment protocol is complicated. The issue demands immediate action and will get worse if not attended to. The only viable option is delicate surgery. The one decision to be made is which doctor to use. The choices are a doc who has preformed about 50 of the complicated procedures and a doc who has preformed over 1,000. You, as the patient, need to choose.

You are 5-miles in the air traveling at over 500 mph when the alarm chimes sound, the seat belt sign is illuminated and the pilot announces that your flight will experience some very turbulent weather for the duration and the landing is going to be unusually rough. The pilot has over 40 years experience flying commercially, the co-pilot has 2 years experience flying commercially. You can have the pilots change seats whereby the co-pilot with 2-years exerience is flying the aircraft or you can remain in the hands of the 40-year veteran. You, as the passenger, get to choose.

You are in the wrong place at the wrong time and are caught up in a mess, whereby it appears that you are part of a massive unlawful disturbance. Today's technology has caught you on camera and law enforcement is currently tracking you down. Even though you were not intentionally part of the disturbance and left quickly when things erupted, the police think because you were there you were part of the problem and they show up at your door, with a warrant for your arrest. A friend knows two attorneys that he is recommending. One has vast experience in criminal law and one is 2-years out of law school. Choose which attorney and remember, you are sitting in a jail cell.

Now what?

Whenever there is a choice between vast experience combined with successful accomplishments and barely experienced with almost no successful accomplishments, always choose the former.

The cosmetic look may suggest to you a reason to question the capabilities with the greying temples and all, but do not judge these seasoned individuals by the maturing covers. When, matters are as important as the scenarios described earlier in this writing, you are much better off if you commit to seasoned knowledge rather than the; "I am doing the best I can for you, with the little experience I have."

The matters do not need to rise to the level of those mentioned earlier in order for you to choose the individual who has been there and done that. People who have fought the battles and won or lost have the point-of-reference and will make reasoned decisions, while they employ the knowledge acquired, by experience. This group can accelerate the process by navigating carefully.

The other group does not have the experience and has not fought the battles. They don't know what they don't know and you will pay the price.

Grey matters in important matters.

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