Everyday my reticular activator in my brain goes into overdrive and notices and reminds me of all the things in the world that are related to medicine. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by all that I feel I will need to know and learn. However,I remember feeling that way when I first entered my career as a Realtor and now I know it all like the back of my hand . In real estate there are all of the acronyms, contract language, negotiating tactics, forms, housing inventory, neighborhoods, rules, and different services I needed to know about and in the beginning it felt like a vast sea with ginormous waves that were sure to consume me and drown me before I could ever get afloat. Knowing that I've experienced that once before and excelled to where I am today, gives me faith in my journey to become an M.D.
The toughest party of my journey isn't in the educational aspect of it. Rather, the adversity I face is in the personal facets of my life. I believe that this is probably true for most people in their life pursuits. We all have "stuff " to deal with, don't we? Our interpersonal relationships affect what we feel about ourselves, how we function through the day in respect to our emotional state and can be either a huge boost to our efforts or a big drainer of our resources. I am finding this to be the hardest aspect of my journey. Going to class or doing homework is a respite from this quadrant of my life. My goal now is to find a way to balance this challenge and find ways to manage or contain "issues", so that my time lines and goals remain on proper course.
signed, M.D. to Be-Tammy
