Practice

There's a reason we call it a practice and not a job, because that is what you are supposed to do.

You are never finished. You are never perfected. You are always, if you're doing it right, in the middle of becoming. The problem is that at some point we get comfortable with what we know, stop asking hard questions, and quietly over time our curiosity fades. 

Mastery isn't a destination you arrive at–it's a habit you keep showing up to. Every patient is a rep. Every outcome, good or bad, is data. Every moment you don't understand something is an invitation to get better.

So never stop practicing. Remain curious. Show up with intention, and stay a student, even when you're the one teaching. The clinicians who never stop practicing are the ones who never stop improving, and their patients feel the difference.