Unfortunately, the sound
driver on my computer went out, so I was not able to do the exercise. This is
disappointing me, as I was looking forward to see what was waiting for us this
week. Will be taking this thing to the Geek Squad in the morning, hope it’s
nothing major.
As for the quote “One cannot
lead another where one has not gone himself.” This can cover so many different
things. In the health care/wellness area, it would be natural for me to think
that we must lead by example. Should we have the occasion where we have a
patient that is going through something like quitting smoking or losing weight
or quitting alcohol, if we have been there ourselves, we are so much better
equipped to care for this patient. Experience gives us unique tools no one else
has. We understand the path they are on and can take their hand and walk it
with them.
I think it is imperative
that health professionals continually develop their health psychologically,
physically and spiritually. We heal by example. If I weighed 400 pounds and was
treating a patient who was trying to lose weight, while I sat there with a
donut in my hand, how believable would I be, let alone unprofessional. Our
patients look to us as their light, their teacher, their mentor, and with that
comes a huge responsibility. One that we constantly need to improve upon, keeping
current with the latest research, trends and knowledge in the field that we
choose.
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