Pig Wrestling: The Brilliantly Simple Way to Solve Any Problem… and Create the Change You Need

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Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 24, 2016). "HOG All Or Nothing - Event @ Queensboro Elks Lodge in New York City, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database . Retrieved July 14, 2022.

Mark: I agree this is what people struggling with the most, because you’re asking them ‘when is this problem not a problem?’ We tend to use emotive language and general statements like ‘always’ and ‘never’, and people struggle to accept that it might not be a problem literally all the time. So for instance, when someone says to you that their colleague is never on message during meetings, this can’t be completely true; there must be moments when they are. People are so fixed on looking for the problem after they’ve defined it, finding it just reinforces the idea it’s there all the time. a b c d Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 18, 2023). "HOG High Intensity X - Pay Per View @ NYC Arena in New York City, New York, USA". Cagematch The Internet Wrestling Database . Retrieved August 18, 2023. Thoroughly enjoyed this. The Young Manager is wrestling with a pig of a problem, his teams just won't get along. He's tried everything. Except of course that isn't really the problem, and he hasn't. He meets the Barista who introduces him to a bizarre series of images - centring, of course, on the actual pig - and sends him off on an enjoyable mini-hero's journey to meet a series of mentors to talk him through it. This saying has been credited to a triumvirate of quotation superstars: Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, and George Bernard Shaw. I doubt these ascriptions because I haven’t seen any solid citations. Would you please investigate?

One of the things we loved about fables is that they’re so accessible. They take a complex message and, relatively indirectly, convey it to the reader.

Guys, give it up. As Twain said, never wrestle with a pig – it gets mud all over you and the pig likes it. Funnily enough these are memory techniques that we incorporate into our mental fitness workshops! If we understand how our brain works best and work in accordance with this, we can optimise our focus retention of information. a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 19, 2023). "HOG Beware The Fury - Pay Per View @ NYC Arena in New York City, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database . Retrieved May 22, 2023. Ching did not claim coinage; instead, he credited an unnamed uncle who may have been relaying a pre-existing item of folk wisdom. Oddly, another later citation shows Ching crediting his grandfather. Whatever the source, Ching did help to popularize the expression.

So, these pig problems of ours certainly aren’t pets! Treat them like a hungry tiger and stay clear! But we’re also inherently limited by our language and our communication. We make sense of our world, and the problems we face, by labelling them. As a result, we often suffer from a case of “premature evaluation”. Mishra, Pankaj (25 May 2022). "Voters Must End Boris Johnson's Antics". Washington Post . Retrieved 8 June 2022.I love how the authors have brought the principles of Pig Wrestling to life with this well written, easy to remember parable. Call 01706 926 708 View all courses Pig Wrestling – a framework for working through messy and draining problems Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 15, 2013). "HOG Fight For Gold - Event @ House Of Glory School in New York City, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database . Retrieved July 6, 2021. The pig pen allegory uses the idea that the pig enjoys being wrestled with because the more you wrestle with it, the dirtier it gets. Throughout the book the different characters the young manager meets reveal different parts of the pig pen diagram, equipping him with a logical and thorough way to work through his ‘pigs’. The book is helpfully illustrated with frequent summaries and recaps so you can absorb the information.

Quote Investigator: QI has located no substantive evidence that Twain, Lincoln, or Shaw crafted this saying. Each was given credit only many years after death. Every pig you wrestle is essentially a problem framed in the wrong way. Ultimately, we tend to end up solving the wrong problem because the pig is covered in the following: At the end, the authors suggest, apparently without irony, ways in which you can apply your learning in your own work. If a colleague is taking too much interest in a problem that doesn't concern them, you should say, "That isn't your pig to wrestle". If nothing else, this book offers a worthy addition to your next team meeting's buzzword bingo. Calhoon disclaimed credit and attributed the remark to an unnamed “industrial relations authority”. QI conjectures that the referent was Cyrus Stuart Ching.

Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 16, 2017). "HOG Seven - Event @ NYC Arena in New York City, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database . Retrieved July 6, 2021. Unwittingly we craft narratives and stories that lead us to simplistically frame our view of the problems that we face.

October 23, Time, The Administration: Come & Get It, Time Inc., New York. (Online Time Archive at time.com; accessed March 4, 2016) Ricochet was inaugural champion, with his reign being the shortest at 125 days. Anthony Gangone has the most reigns at two, with his second reign being the longest at 1,374 days. Pete: This can be a pride issue as well. For example, if you feel like you argue with your partner constantly, and you feel like you’ve tried everything to solve this with no results, you might be stubbornly holding on to this idea that it’s a constant struggle rather than a circumstantial one. Ask yourself, do you argue in the middle of the night? Probably not, because you’ll be asleep. During the day you’re both likely to be at work so you can’t argue then. If you go through this process of elimination, as silly as it may seem, you may find the problem only with a very specific recipe, for instance after work in the kitchen when you’re cooking together. Rawlinson, Kevin (17 October 2019). " 'Greased piglet' Boris Johnson could pass deal, says David Cameron". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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The authors of Pig Wrestling, Pete Lindsay and Dr Mark Bawden, have come to believe that there is one reason why individuals struggle to create the change that they need. It’s a reason that is common to all individuals, and to every problem that they wrestle with. Sometimes a situation can simply get the better of us. Despite our best efforts and intentions, in spite of considering every avenue available to us, we seemingly find ourselves no further forward. Frustrated, fatigued and at a loss about how to proceed, we might reluctantly conclude there is nothing more that can be done.