Whats your favorite montra or saying?

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What keeps you going?

I carry a copy of the little engine that could in my back pack.

I think I can, I think I can

Another I like

Just keep swimming , swimming

What are yours?

Specializes in Oncology.

Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.

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"Where ever you go, there you are."

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The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.

-Marcus Aurelius

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Living the Dream. Fighting! (It's a Korean thing). Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance.

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Specializes in retired LTC.

There are some really terrific phrases here. I have 2 to add ---

for work - when in doubt, err on the SAFE side. Has guided me well during my career.

for life in general - life's too short, so eat dessert first.

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Another I like

If you can dream it, you can do it!

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We have this one on our wall and surround it with all of our accomplishments in frames. Our kids (and their friends!) take pride in getting something "On the wall".

"Whether you think you can or you can't, either way you are right"- Henry Ford

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I am never alone.

God's will, not mine.

Singing "You Are My All in All" helps too.

I kinda let my focus drift from God that last week and I had a meltdown yesterday. This thread is well timed for me.

OP, I love the "just keep swimming" mantra too.

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My Mantra: everything happens for a reason and everything is in God's hand... since there are things that are beyond our control, it's easier for me to accept both negative and positive things!

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Specializes in Emergency.

"Some days you're the dog and some days you're the hydrant"

"Can't cure stupid". Yeah, you're gonna see this one a lot.

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"If not me, then who..." 1st Lt. Travis Manion, USMC

I heard this over the summer while on staff with a youth baseball leadership camp at the Naval Academy and I feel it applies to many aspects of the profession - the 'shortage', patient care / advocacy, etc. This was also the closing line of my personal statement essay in my application.

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Specializes in LTC Rehab Med/Surg.

"Stand up for what is right even if you're standing alone". I try.

My mantra at work: I can do anything for 12 hrs.

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