If You Could Turn Back Time . . .

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If you could go back in time 10 years and give yourself a piece of advice (knowing what you know now), what would it be?

I'd tell myself to quit letting life's roadblocks stop me in my tracks. I've learned as I've gotten older that if there is not a way around, there is a way over!! While I'm glad that at least I've learned that lesson NOW in life, if I'd had this determination back then, I'd be so much further in attaining my goals.

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I've thought of this question often. I mean I already could have been a nurse for probably 20 years...but I have to think that my experiences will make me a better nurse now for not going directly into nursing after high school. Also, I might not have met many of the wonderful people in my life had I taken a different direction.

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Specializes in ED, Pedi Vasc access, Paramedic serving 6 towns.

I would have come to the realization that hindsite is 50/50 :lol2:

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Specializes in Cardiac, med/surg, ICU, telemetry.
If you could go back in time 10 years and give yourself a piece of advice (knowing what you know now), what would it be?

I would have to go back 13 yrs, I would have continued my education and obtained my masters degree, which was my plan at the time, but after graduation, after passing boards, I lost the desire to return to school, wish I would have, maybe I'd be happier at work now. And then , I would have passed on a man or two!!! ha ha But if I would have done that, I wouldn't be the bitter ole hag that I be.

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Specializes in Case Management.

Don't marry him, Don't marry him, Don't marry him. :stone

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:yeahthat: I third, what Ronna and gr8rnpjt said!!!!

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10 years ago I was pregnant with #1.

I'd advise myself that NO AMY the 65 lbs you put on by eating 100,000 moonpies will NOT fall off after the baby is born.

Not really NS related but hey...if I only knew:chuckle

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Ten years ago I was in college for the 2nd time getting my nursing degree. I would have told myself to pay more attention to child #2 as he was about to make some very destructive decisions.

steph

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I wouldn't have let my CNA cert. lapse and would have gone on to become an RN. I would never have compromised my dream of being a nurse.

Shaun

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I don't know if I would change a thing really. Sure it would have been nice to have gottten my BA at 21 instead of 26, or to have known that nursing is what I wanted earlier, BUT every decision I made back then put me on the path to being where I am right now, which is exactly where I want to be.

If I'd graduated earlier I wouldn't have come to Yosemite, wouldn't have gotten pulled over by that cute ranger, and certainly wouldn't have married that same cute ranger.

I'm working on my MSN-FNP, and although I wish I was there already (who wouldn't) I'm exactly where I'm meant to be, emotionally, educationally, financially, and personally.

So take that 20yo me! Given the chance, I'd let you make all those mistakes you made before!

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Specializes in Neuro.

The most important thing I would tell my 13 year old self is that the only person you really need to worry about pleasing is YOURSELF. Not your friends, not your parents, not your teachers, YOURSELF.

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I should have become a research scientist, finding a cure for some awful disease, winning a Nobel peace prize. yeah right...............In my dreams

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