Yesterday, I received a phone call from an old family friend. He asked me a question that I had honestly not even thought of to ask. A question that is important to know the answer to. He asked me what I wanted my career to be like. I responded, quite instinctively, and I felt almost taken aback by my response. In hearing myself speak, it was exactly what I wanted to say. I said, "I'd like the majority of my work to be in the hospital setting. Then I'd like to move up to administration; I don't see myself doing direct practice for an extended period of time." "Then," he said quite matter-of-factly, "my advice is (and you know what people say about advice) to start applying to hospital positions. Only hospital positions." He said some more that I will not include in this post, but what I mentioned here is quite enough.
The million dollar question. Ask it. And answer it. If you haven't already please do so. Ask until you have an answer. Ask supporting questions, if you don't know the answer. The key here is aim. I think so often people are afraid to aim because they might miss their mark. Truth is you may miss your mark. Truth is you could miss your mark completely, and really suck, and a whole lot of people could see that you really suck. But, and there's always a but. You took aim, and you took a shot. What's the alternative? Not taking aim and not taking a shot and you'll definitely miss your mark, and will definitely suck.
So? Ready, aim, ask...
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