I was asked this the other day. The typical answers were running through my head such as the the president of [
name a country], Ghandi, my girlfriend
Rhea. Then I just blurted out
Seth Godin. I was truly introduced to the genius of Seth by a book recommendation of
Dr. Childs while I was participating in a 16 week research/clinical internship in Texas. Seth's recent book,
The Dip, is a great and easy read that I truly enjoyed. Graduation from PT school is coming up and job opportunities as a PT are unbounded; I re-read The Dip last week and have ultimately decided that my choice in a
great evidence based PT school and pursuing a residency fall into Seth's esoteric "dip." I also really enjoy keeping up with
Seth's blog and I particularly enjoyed a recent
post which may relate to my choice in immediately pursuing a residency.
Maybe it should be, "the forces for mediocrity"...
There's a myth that all you need to do is outline your vision and prove it's right—then, quite suddenly, people will line up and support you.
In fact, the opposite is true. Remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance. And when you start to make progress, your efforts are met with even more resistance. Products, services, career paths... whatever it is, the forces for mediocrity will align to stop you, forgiving no errors and never backing down until it's over.
If it were any other way, it would be easy. And if it were any other way, everyone would do it and your work would ultimately be devalued. The yin and yang are clear: without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely it would be worth the journey. Persist.
It reminds me of the monetary arguments against doing the extra work for a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) or being a board certified specialist, because it's true that either doesn't necessarily equal bigger pay. Maybe it's just me, but money doesn't influence me to be mediocre. Being armed with superior clinical reasoning and knowledge for my patients does influence me, though.
Who would you like to have dinner with?
3 comments:
YOU, hope I could be one of your physical therapist in your clinic some day doc.. God Bless.. :)
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