Victor (Vic) Strecher

What are those important things?

From that, a purpose can evolve.

From that,

You start looking at your strengths and you may also find things that you need greater strength in.

I might need to be more patient.

I might need to be more inspiring.

I might need to be more thoughtful, more studious, whatever those things are.

How do I become those things?

How do I build those strengths?

And from that, then suddenly the profession starts becoming easier for you.

And also, as we all know in our fields,

Opportunities come by.

And if you don't take that opportunity and you say, I can do that and you jump on that.

And to some extent, even you may have to fake it until you make it, as they like to say, having enough skill, having enough strength that undergirds that.

is really really important the final thing i'll say is if in the process you think about your core values and you're starting to question them you might ask if this is a tree metaphor what is the reservoir underneath that root system that's feeding those roots that

Those values.

Is it a religion?

Is it a philosophy?

Is it your community?

Is it your parents?