I’m right there with you on this topic, Paul. Reminds me of how impactful college was for me with those few professors who were more like friends and mentors who raised my level of ambition.
I had some people like that while in med school, too, but I wasn’t interested in continuing in that direction, unfortunately.
I’m right there with you on this topic, Paul. Reminds me of how impactful college was for me with those few professors who were more like friends and mentors who raised my level of ambition.
I had some people like that while in med school, too, but I wasn’t interested in continuing in that direction, unfortunately.
Now I’m recognizing that I actually need the push from others to raise my ambition again. It’s not purely self-generated, like I thought before. One question I have is:
How did the people who believed in you and raised your ambition come into your life?
Was it serendipitous? Or did you do some active mentor searching in some way? A mix of both?
I actually didn’t do a good job of this. I probably had like three people sending me nice comments when I’d sent newsletters but it felt very lonely in the first couple of years. Continuing to write has basically been my way of finding the others.
I’m right there with you on this topic, Paul. Reminds me of how impactful college was for me with those few professors who were more like friends and mentors who raised my level of ambition.
I had some people like that while in med school, too, but I wasn’t interested in continuing in that direction, unfortunately.
Now I’m recognizing that I actually need the push from others to raise my ambition again. It’s not purely self-generated, like I thought before. One question I have is:
How did the people who believed in you and raised your ambition come into your life?
Was it serendipitous? Or did you do some active mentor searching in some way? A mix of both?
I actually didn’t do a good job of this. I probably had like three people sending me nice comments when I’d sent newsletters but it felt very lonely in the first couple of years. Continuing to write has basically been my way of finding the others.