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From pressure comes diamonds, maybe athletic trainers aren't supposed to be in the traditional athletic department setting forever. Could tradition settings be more of a steppingstone to understand your value and worth, provides the ability to gain experience? Maybe we need to be more serious about looking at our skills and abilities in the capacity of being entrepreneurs which could translate into make a bigger splash in the health care realm.
From LinkedIn Ryan Lowery's Blog Post:
Ryan talks about how he directly worked as an AT for about 15 years and how he loved being an AT but had to shift to a more secure job setting. He felt obligated to at least contribute to the discussion about the profession of AT in a different light in hopes that it leads toward real solutions for some very talented and deserving people.
He had enough of the struggle. One can only live in the tension of "over-worked and under-paid" for so long. For him, it wasn't so much over-worked as it was under-paid. He made a change and pursued the entrepreneurial lifestyle by starting Life Restoration and Wellness healthcare clinic with his wife.
He challenges those ATs to "look for other opportunities to put your skillset to work. Go be innovative - go create something out of nothing. After all - isn't that what we've been trained to do?"
Ryan's article is worth a read if you are at the fork in the road in your professional pursuits.
Shelby 5/2024
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