A turtle on a fence post didn't get there by himself. No matter how
large or how small your accomplishments, there have always been
people along the way that have helped you to get to where you are
today. When we reach any level of accomplishment, whether that be
writing a book, getting a standing ovation or earning a certain sum
of money, it is easy to look back at our success and think that we
did all the work. However, like the turtle on a fence post, we had
help. When you achieve any level of success, it is important to
remember the people who helped you get there.

I remember a day in my clinical practice when it seemed like I was
clicking on all cylinders. Everything seemed to go right. I had all
the correct answers, and I was able to help my patients in dramatic
ways. That day I left work feeling very good about what I had
accomplished. I felt proud of the way that I had conducted myself at
work and maybe even a little egotistical. My teachers, my mentors,
my preceptors did not come to mind on that day. I thought I had done
it myself. I worked hard, I studied and I learned from my mistakes.
But like the turtle on the fence post, I did not get there by
myself.

Who are those important people in your life who have helped you to
achieve the level of success that you are currently enjoying? Take a
moment today to acknowledge those people who have helped you become
who you are.

"What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the
thing that you are doing, knowing that it is not enough, that you
have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose." --
Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister

Best wishes,

David W. Woodruff, MSN, RN, CNS, CEN
President, Ed4Nurses, Inc.
www.Ed4Nurses.com