Just for fun; Quotes you use for encourgement

[havehope]

What quotes or sayings do you tell your self when there are bad days in nursing school?

Mind would be "God brought me to it, he'll bring me through it"

[Poi Dog]

Being beaten is a temporary condition, giving up is what makes it permanent,

Defeat does not finish a man - quit does. A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

[ImThatGuy, BSN, RN]

When reflecting on work and the paycheck;

Money doesn't buy happiness, it buys the misery you prefer

[jackometer]

During a tough day at clinicals I tell myself:

"All of these nurses have been where I am today and if they can do it, I can too."

"I am not alone."

"If this was easy then everyone would be doing it."

"I have been chosen for this program because I am able to do it."

"One day I will be that nurse the doctor trusts when I say 'Something doesn't feel right' at 2am and the doctor actually comes to see the patient."

I just recently had the most horrible clinical experience I have ever had and was feeling such an intense anxiety attack I went to the bathroom to calm myself down for a minute until my stomach settled back down into my abdomen. I later talked to my clinical instructor about what happened. She was very helpful in that she understood my rationale and told me alternate ways to have handled the situation. Our clinical instructors are there for us and their number one concern is the safety of the patient. They will not let you harm your patient.

[heavenbound]

Here are I couple of quotes that I find myself using day in and day out:

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

(Maya Angelou)

"In life you may not get everything that you pay for, but you will certainly pay for everything that you get"

[SkiMama]

"If this was easy then everyone would be doing it."

-with this in mind another quote I like-

"dumber people than me have done this"

:)

[EveRose]

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." Gahndi

[heavenbound]

Let Your Efforts Outweigh Your Excuses!

[ohcomeon]

semper ad meliora

"Always towards better things"

[Poi Dog]

I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells.

-Dr. Suess

[NP Sam]

"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." - Og Mandino

"If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up." -Abraham Maslow

"Nine tenths of education is encouragement." -Anatole France

"A man with a grain of faith in God never loses hope, because he ever believes in the ultimate triumph of Truth."- Gandhi

Oh and my personal new favorite "WINNING." -Charlie Sheen

I say this to myself and I begin to count my blessings or things that I am winning in (like still surviving nursing school, having financial aid for school, just being accepted to nursing school, etc). Try it. Just say "winning" like he did and think about it (as he did ).

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Just think of it as a kidney stone,"This too shall pass."

Funny on some tests I thought Gandalf was behind me saying "YOU SHALL NOT PASSSSSS"

[Moogie]