As I move my way toward solid entrepreneurship, I can certainly give thanks to all of the mentors I have had along the way. When given consideration, My older adult friends, who have been professionals for a good 20 years or so, are really my best friends to help lead me to success. One of my friends, who also grew up in Florida like me, became a physicians assistant. He gave me account of how difficult a task it was to go to medical school when he essentially grew up poor. He told me of the countless hours he spent studying, fighting to stay awake to prepare for exams in college. He told me of the difficulty of the courses he was required to take.
All this sounded terrible to me 13 years ago, but now I am grateful for what he taught me. Life's business toward a solid career does not come easy, and if it did I would probably not entirely appreciate it. My friend has been a Physician Assistant for a good 20 years not. He had a job in Panama City, FL for about 8 years that paid him very highly. However, he hated the job. It was drudgery for him. Instead of having the fulfillment of being with patients all the day long, he spent hours performing dictation. That's the part of his job he hated the most. He was also on call. However that time in his life passed and he is now part owner of a doctors office in Provo, UT called Precision Medical. He has worked his way up in the office to essentially run it himself under the licence of an actual doctor and he loves his job there for the last 6 years or so.
What I can tell you that I learned from this account of my PA friend is that he was a tremendously good mentor. He told me the truth about the need to "work hard so you can play hard". I always laughed at that, but its true! I learned from him that life will really find a way to kick you down, but you just need to pick yourself up and keep moving forward. I learned from my friend that good jobs don't come easy, but if you work hard for them you will reap the benefits and have a much better sense of self worth.
All this sounded terrible to me 13 years ago, but now I am grateful for what he taught me. Life's business toward a solid career does not come easy, and if it did I would probably not entirely appreciate it. My friend has been a Physician Assistant for a good 20 years not. He had a job in Panama City, FL for about 8 years that paid him very highly. However, he hated the job. It was drudgery for him. Instead of having the fulfillment of being with patients all the day long, he spent hours performing dictation. That's the part of his job he hated the most. He was also on call. However that time in his life passed and he is now part owner of a doctors office in Provo, UT called Precision Medical. He has worked his way up in the office to essentially run it himself under the licence of an actual doctor and he loves his job there for the last 6 years or so.
What I can tell you that I learned from this account of my PA friend is that he was a tremendously good mentor. He told me the truth about the need to "work hard so you can play hard". I always laughed at that, but its true! I learned from him that life will really find a way to kick you down, but you just need to pick yourself up and keep moving forward. I learned from my friend that good jobs don't come easy, but if you work hard for them you will reap the benefits and have a much better sense of self worth.
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