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We had an interesting workshop at the hospital yesterday, talking about motivation at work, at home, what it is, what motivates usā¦
A young vet pointed out that probably most of us in this profession get motivated by helping pets and their owners. When the owners come in distressed with their ill pet, itās incredibly gratifying to fix it, and see them go home with a happy ending, right??
The problem is, that if youāre letting your positive results in the clinic be your motivation, what happens when you DONāT have positive results? If all your motivation and self value relies on positive results, then no results or negative results will cause you to feel demotivated and unworthy.
Itās a brain wrecker, because in order to get where you are, you ABSOLUTELY NEEDED to be motivated by positive results, AKA excellent grades, or you wouldnāt be a veterinarian. All the way from kindergarten to uni, this is the one thing that has driven us
And now Iām asking you to let go of that. Because otherwise you will burn out, lose your motivation, beat yourself up and get really, really frustrated more than you actually need to.
So what SHOULD motivate you?? That you can control. YOU. How you showed up. The way you tried your hardest. How honest you were with the clients, and how compassionate. The hours you spent researching those weird symptoms. How you never gave up on your patient. How you were afraid and did it anyway, even when you didnāt feel ready (spoiler alert: most of us never feel 100% ready all the time).
Evaluate at the end of the day all the things you did GOOD. Every little thing you got 10% better at. Every fear you conquered. How you of all the vets sniffed out what was really going on with that patient, today. And then look at a few things youād like to improve.
You canāt control what happens around you, and how patients may respond. If the client is going to be grateful or tell you off for clipping Princessā precious fur where you took the blood sample. But you can always, always count on YOU.
So donāt look for motivation outside of yourself. Find a way that works for you that you can appreciate how much youāre learning and growing, every day, as a veterinarian and a human being, and let THAT motivate you.
If youāre struggling feeling motivated, and with self doubt, Iāve got you!! Reach out for a free consultation, and learn more about what Iāll be teaching:
https://calendly.com/gunila-lifecoach/free-exploratory-session
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