Saturday, December 3, 2016

“Work until your mentors become your competition”

“Work until your mentors become your competition”

   Well I have been slacking a lot lately in the writing department, between national boards, patients, school and the holidays it has been a struggle to stay focused.  I was listening to a podcast last night while driving home from the VA hospital where I was completing paperwork to participate in a clerkship there as a student chiropractor. 

   Side note here, in order to even attempt to keep up with podcasts I have to forgo the jams and use my driving time for something productive.  During the podcast the quote “work until your mentors become you competition” was mentioned.  This quote is a variation of “work until your idols become your rivals” from a song recorded by Drake.   It’s a pretty cool sounding quote but the struggle for me is how to take an inspirational quote and actually make it a reality. 

   So how do I work myself into a position that my mentors are my competition?

   First what is the quality that makes a person a mentor?  I believe they are primarily leaders, they have to possess a quality that makes people desire to follow and emulate them.  If you want to compete with them you must inspire other people to follow you.  So how do you become a leader while you are still learning yourself?

   I have also been thinking about some other quotes recently “you can judge a man by the company he keeps” and “if you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together.”  Many of the people I look up to have gotten where they are by surrounding themselves with people who are working towards the same goals.  By being the catalyst of the group succeeding they were able to become a leader that others would follow.


   So my challenge to myself is to surround myself with like-minded people who are striving to reach similar goals.  Then focus on how to help them succeed in their goals and then learn and grow with them.  As we all reach our goals together we will become the next generation of mentors.

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