Question

Working in the healthcare field I am always forced to face with a variety of challenges. One in particular that has always stuck with me was when I first started my job as a medical assistant. In the first couple months as I was getting the hang of things, I had some trouble adjusting and getting comfortable with all the tasks and responsibilities I was given. I am thankful that I had an amazing group of co workers that were willing to help me through it as I got comfortable with the job. I was told that I had to draw blood from a patient, and although we were taught these things in school, it is different than doing it on your first patient in real life. It can get very intimidating when its your first time but sometimes we need to get out of our comfort zone to learn more. My co worker was there to guide me through the steps which made me feel very confident at the end. Something that caught my attention in the learning pit video was"We become more comfortable with the uncomfortable learning" which meant for me to get out of my comfort zone and be confident to continue to learn new things and be more knowledgeable in what I do at work as medical assistant . Some things that I tell myself when things start to get difficult is that every struggle leads to learning and accomplishing things in the end which makes me more motivated and eager to learn more. I find myself focusing more on long term goals rather than short term and remind my self that everything that I am doing are steps toward bettering myself and my career.

Can you relate to them? Have you experienced something similar? Are you impressed? Do you have advice that may have helped them at the time?

Answer 1

Two of the most important things that would cripple people in times of crisis are the fear of failure and the fear of the unknown. People are normally very cautious about whatever they do and they wouldn’t like to take risks by making mistakes that would cost them more. However, in reality people need to do something for the first time in which they may fail or they may not know how to do it properly. This would mean that people with growth mindset would keep trying new things in order to learn them better. When people hesitate and live in their fear of failure or fear of the unknown, they may not learn anything but would remain in their comfort zone. I believe that daring to take new endeavours would make one alive and active while at the same time help one learn things without much difficulty. When I learnt to come out of my comfort zone and started getting the help of those around me, I was able to do and learn thing relatively fast. People around us are the biggest resource and there is nothing wrong in learning from anyone who knows things irrespective of their age, religion, race, wealth etc.

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