Take advantage

"Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor."

Well, this time I'm just sharing about taking advantages of the things that happen around you. Not in a bad way but in a good way. Recently, a few of my colleagues complained to me that they have been bullied to do all sorts of work that they would never expect they have to do during internship. Guyss, chilll.. and let's be realistic here.We have just graduated. We are currently standing at the lowest level in the hierarchy of our career. Looking at where we are now, we should be glad to be able to do work (although it's just a simple work like pulling the curtain haha) rather than just being left out from the team. Everybody has to start from the bottom. Like what Jerry Bruckheimer, the American film producer said:

"You have to start at the very bottom and you've got to do every job. I did that so I could understand what everybody does. I didn't become this huge producer overnight. It took many, many years."

Talking about my own experience, actually, my senior colleague did similar things to me. I was extremely mad during the first week. I did my job half-heartedly. One night, after going back from work, I was lying down on my bed doing nothing. Then, I started to reflect back on everything that happened around me. I thought that this shouldn't be the way. I shouldn't act this way. And I thought that maybe I could take this as an advantage. It's a learning process that I take for granted when some of my colleague didn't even have the chance to do and practice on it. How stupid I am to act so childish right?

That is why reflection upon daily routine will open up your mind to see opportunities. Instead of whining and complaining, you will learn, to grab chances and see opportunities behind every circumstances. Reflection also will help you to improve yourself and make you learn from your mistakes.

Thus, the following week, I changed my mindset. I agreed to everything despite being scolded when I tried to refer a case to surgical team. I continued to do everything that I was told but of course I only entertained appropriate orders(no such things as buying lunch for anyone) and eventually it's not that bad. I learned and I improved. Every day, there will be my first time. Obviously, I was nervous and I was scared as I was alone but I always tell myself that I have to try and that this is the perfect time. And there it goes, I learnt. My supervisor always advised me that there will always be a first time for everyone so you should experience it.

Eventually, my senior colleague and I became a good team. He became a good friend. He said his intention was only to teach. He wanted me to experience because he came from a private medical school and he did not get a lot of chances to practice before he started working. After a few weeks, he actually accompanied me to go for case referral to radiologist and other department and we did it together. I'm so sure that he can be a good lecturer one day so I advised him to become one haha. He even gave a book for me to read through during holidays.

And he also mentioned one quote that I think is quite interesting which sounds something like:

"If you are not willing to risk the usual, you are just going to settle for the ordinary."

So, my take home message here is TRY. You will never know until you do. And be positive, then all the positive things will come back to you. okay?

                                           Less whining and complaining? Let's!