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Unfortunately at the end of my internship I was called to have a talk with my manager. I told my manager that I would like to take the job offer. “I just don’t think you're ready.” Is what my manager told me as I stand there my heart sinking as a damaged ship sinks into the sea however I was eager to hear her out. “You’re just timid, shy, and to be in the medical world you have to get yourself out there. Don’t get me wrong you're doing a great job asking questions and doing your part as a medical assistant but I also noticed you just sit there on the computer looking at the news and weather when you can broaden your experience and ask anyone working who’s still here on what else you can do.” After she said this, I appreciated the criticism. It sucked that I missed such an opportunity to even convince my fear that having a job in medical assisting can really shape and change me as a person. All because of my fear preventing me from even going all out during my internship. Would I want to get rid of fear? No, it’s not something that I can remove out of my life (or in my brain in this case). Although, my fear has protected me from things and situations that I would think would make me uncomfortable. It has also made me realize that I would not change just from hiding and running away. I was able to understand the challenges in my life were meant to help me grow whether I like it or not. Fear helped me realize my mistakes as lessons. As I repeated doing the things that scared me the most, I was able to see that the things fear would tell me would happen most of the time, didn’t actually happen. Just like Abraham Maslow said, “One can choose to go back toward safety or forward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” I aware there’s times I listen to my fear and it made me feel comfortable and safe but sometimes there’s great opportunities out there that can benefit my life and I must convince my fear to know even if they laugh, even if I make a fool out of myself, and even if I fail, it’s not the end of the world.