by Lee Fried, on 02 Oct 2006 08:14 am
The Journey
Quote of the Week
I chose this quote to challenge those that are comfortable in their healthcare jobs, because I believe it is their obligation to try new things. This weekend’s Sunday newspapers were packed full of articles discussion how “broken” the US health system is. How many people are uninsured. How many medical errors are happening. Many of these problems are systemic and out of our hands, but just as many occur within the boundaries of our control. These articles frustrate me because there is so much opportunity, but only if people are willing to try new things. We need to stop focusing on what “we can’t do” and what “we can’t control” and instead get busy on making improvements in the areas that we do have control.
“To push oneself to one’s limits inevitably involves risk, otherwise they wouldn’t be one’s limits. This is not to say that you deliberately try something you know you can’t do. But you deliberately try something which you are not sure you can do.” –Woodrow Wilson Syre