But to be more accurate, I’m actually tough and nice.” “Tough and nice?” echoed the young man. “Yes. In that order. This is an old philosophy that has worked well for literally thousands of years. There’s a story from ancient China that illustrates this. “Once upon a time, an emperor appointed a second-in-command. He called him the prime minister and, in effect, said to him, ‘Why don’t we divide up the tasks? Why don’t you do all the punishing and I’ll do all the rewarding?’ The prime minister said, ‘Fine. I’ll do all the punishing and you do all the rewarding.’”
