(A note for anyone who is wondering what to do) I had breakfast yesterday with a mentor of mine. At one point I asked him “If you were me, and you (hopefully) had 20 years left in your career, what would you do with it?” He replied, “That depends entirely on what legacy I wanted… Read More
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A Different Time in Your Life
(A note for anyone who thinks their younger or older self would be better off) Do you ever wish you were in a different part of your life? Yesterday, a good friend mentioned that he’s now as far from veterinary school as the mentors he idolized back when he graduated. The veterinarians who made it… Read More
I’m sweating over here!
(A note for anyone who wonders why they agree to do things that kind of suck) It. Is. Hot. I’m writing to you from my back porch in South Carolina where it’s been hitting 100° F (38° C) almost daily for the last few weeks. “Why?” you might ask. “Why are you sitting on the… Read More
Maybe Our Jobs Aren’t So Bad
A note for anyone who worries that jobs in veterinary medicine (or any other field) are getting worse The things we believe tend to become our reality. For example, if I decide that everyone around me is happier than I am, I’ll start to drift towards the unhappiness my belief has created and VOILA! What… Read More
Thank You
I’ve always loved the story of the three stonecutters building St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. As the story goes, Sir Christopher Wren, the famous architect, was walking among the workers who were building the cathedral and he spoke to three of them. To each stone cutter Sir Christopher asked the same question: “What are you… Read More
Disaster in Singapore
I left my cell phone in a cab in Singapore the day before I came home. I realized it when I got to my hotel room. I slipped my hand into the right front pocket of my jeans and found it empty. Immediately, I felt naked. My heart started pounding. A million jumbled thoughts rushed… Read More