17 Counterintuitive Things the Most Successful People Do

Recovery is your job so follow these precepts, You wouldn't outsource anything this important to someone like your doctor or therapists would you? Full details at the link.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonnazar/2013/03/19/17-counterintuitive-things-the-most-successful-people-do/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=222&utm_content=4631
Pick Fights – to test others’ resolve in their own beliefs.You are going to have to challenge your medical staff, If they can't defend their stroke protocol it must not be any good. Better that you know about this before you waste a lot of time.
Isolate Yourself – to reenergize. This one I don't believe in for our job.
Purposefully Offend – sometimes the only way to get someone’s attention is to call him or her out.  So offend your doctor.
Hyper Self-Critical – of your own standards and choices. Evaluate your progress and make changes based on that.
Peacock –
Repeat Mistakes – enough times until you really learn the lesson. From thousands to millions of times, these aren't mistakes, they're preparation for recovery.
Seek Out Rejection – No, I don't think so.
Ignore Consensus – when your own data and foresight is convincingly contrary to the wisdom of the crowd (like Jobs, MLK, Gandi). The consensus of your lack of recovery is to be totally ignored, and when you do recover throw that back in their face.
Expect Nothing – in return for helping your peers. Make the world a better place for those survivors coming behind you. Pay it forward.
Quit – those endeavors you’ll never win at. Recovery is not something you can ever quit.
Play Possum –
Get C’s instead of A’s –
Become Indifferent to Slights –
Self-Sabotage –
Abstain from Work – which others can do for you.
Plot and Scheme – your next couple moves ahead.
Underestimate Demand –