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Second Thoughts

Why I almost backed out of graduate school and the valuable lesson I learned.

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August 2, 2017 22

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CONFIDENCE ---------------------------------------------- Following the presentation that I gave yesterday to the students @drexeldpt, I was asked how to have confidence when you don’t feel confident as a new clinician. This question surprised me at first take, however after some reflection, it clicked...
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You don’t have to feel confident to have confidence.
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There will be many times throughout our careers (and lives) when we lack the FEELING of confidence. I can tell you that in the context of healthcare, I have felt insufficient on multiple occasions throughout these first SIX MONTHS out of school. I know that it will happen time and time again. But I’m not worried because in times of self-doubt I CHOOSE to have CONFIDENCE in the things that I know I can do well.
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When I’m not sure what to do next, I choose to do the next right thing and I make an effort to be a better human.
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I care about people. I listen to people. I reassure people. I encourage people. I make people smile. I love people. I guide people. I be there for people. I believe in people. I do whatever I can to help people.
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The list goes on and on but the point is simple. When you don’t feel confident, choose to have confidence in the things that make you a great human being. Take it one step at a time and choose to do the next right thing. Trust the process and embrace the truth that everything happens on purpose for a purpose. Be there for people and make someone else better off for having crossed your path. If you can do those things, you have every reason to have confidence.
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CAN YOU CHOOSE CONFIDENCE?
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Joe Rinaldi, PT, DPT  #joerinaldidpt

‘SOFT SKILLS’
---------------------------------------------- Tonight I am feeling grateful.
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This afternoon I had the incredible opportunity to go back to @drexeldpt just six short months after graduating and presenting to current students on the ‘soft skills’ that make great PTs great.
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I talked about things tonight that can’t be measured but things that MATTER, not just in healthcare but in life.
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I made some jokes. I referenced @theofficenbc. I shared some deep stuff. I spoke from the heart and I talked about things that are important to me as a human being.
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I talked about hearing people and not just listening to them. I talked about compassion and how having it creates better outcomes. I talked about confidence and how to have it when you don’t feel it. I talked about building relationships and how important human connection is in healthcare. I talked about communication and how to use words to empower and encourage. I talked about the ‘soft skills’ and how we can control and improve those things to give our patients better care. I talked about a lot of things and I am so THANKFUL for the chance to do that.
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One last thing: I have a vision and this is a snapshot of me chasing it. This is just the beginning. Keep your eyes open.
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Joe Rinaldi, PT, DPT  #joerinaldidpt

DO THE RIGHT THING
---------------------------------------------- It’s not about shopping carts.
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It was never about shopping carts.
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How you do anything is how you do everything and even in the parking lot, doing the right thing is always the right thing. The world needs more people who do the right thing even when it’s small and especially when it’s not convenient.
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WHAT WILL YOU DO?
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Joe Rinaldi, PT, DPT  #joerinaldidpt

THE EXTRA MILE
---------------------------------------------- “Everyone says they go the extra mile. Almost no one actually does. Most people who go there think, ‘wait… no one else is here… why am I doing this?’ and leave, never to return. That’s why the extra mile is such a lonely place. That’s also why the extra mile is a place filled with opportunities.” Jeff Haden
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I took this picture a few months ago when I was HURTING during a track workout. I had a voice in my head telling me that it was ok to stop and I sat on the track entertaining that temptation. In the end, I PUSHED THROUGH to finish what I started because I wholeheartedly believe that how you do anything is how you do everything. I went the EXTRA MILE to invest into a way of life and that felt good. This post is a reminder that the extra mile isn’t comfortable and often isn’t appealing. However, if you want something that nobody else has, you have to be willing to put in the work that nobody else is willing to do.
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HOW FAR WILL YOU GO?
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Joe Rinaldi, PT, DPT  #joerinaldidpt

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