Hey there! It’s me, Dr. Sydney Heron, with just a quick “shout-out” to all of you out there on the world wide web!
I’ve worked alongside the staff at Seattle Grace for a while now. I’ve taught interns how to treat flesh-eating bacteria. Counseled them after they cut a very important LVAD wire. I’ve even seen one fall into the sound and miraculously spring back to life. Now that was interesting, to say the least - Oh, let me tell you!
It’s true. I’ve done it all, seen it all and – most importantly - healed it all. With love, of course. It’s really no secret that - simply put - I heal with love. Well, guess what! I’m going to help you do the same!
Look, I know there are hundreds of Meredith Greys out there telling men to stop trying to be their knights in shining whatevers. I mean, let’s be honest - There are thousands of Cristinas covering their boyfriends’ hand tremors. Millions of Callies losing sleep over their cheating husbands. There’s probably even another Mark Sloan or two – somewhere out there – who refuses to acknowledge that everyone thinks he’s a manwhore! Right? I mean, right??!!
Well, whatever the situation may be… If you need advice, have a question or just want to make a comment, send them over. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
And remember: When In Doubt, Just Hug It Out.
Love,
Sydney
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Catherine asks: Hi there – Can I
please have a second thought of how you overcome your fear of failure and move
on to make your professional dreams come true?? Thank you for your time.
Sydney says: Why do pencils have erasers? Think about it…
Give up? Well, it’s
because of MISTAKES. And we ALL make
them. Hence, erasers.
Look, on the road to success, you’re bound to make a few
mistakes here and there. Maybe you
misdiagnose leaking spinal fluid for a cold. Or perhaps it’s the transcontinental booty call you made last
night. Hey, it could even be your
decision to ignore your hand tremor and continue to operate on your
patients. Whatever the case may be, my
point is: Mistakes are commonplace. Mistakes are important. Mistakes are necessary. They’re just
another one of life’s building blocks – they allow us to remain strong and
enable us to make better decisions in the future.
That being said, ‘failure’ is not something to be afraid
of. Instead, ‘failure’ is something to
embrace. As a matter of fact, every time
you ‘fail’, you actually win. Why? Because ‘failure’ is just another opportunity to learn and grow. And, when you’re learning and growing, you’re
WINNING. Am I right? I am so
right.
I would really love for you to meet my friend, George. Now there’s a fella who has made PLENTY of
mistakes in his day. He cheated on his
wife, he slept with his best friend, he failed his intern exam, he cut his hair
a little too short… I could go on, and
on, but none of that stuff is really important. What matters is that George was able to pick up the pieces of his
shattered life, put them back together and ultimately move on. He learned. He grew. And, now, he’s on his
way to becoming a full-fledged resident.
I bet George will never
cheat on his wife again. Well, he can’t,
because they’re now divorced.
I’d at least wager that George will never sleep with his best friend again. Well, we know that’s not gonna happen because he and Izzie realized they had no
sexual chemistry, whatsoever.
Okay, I’d put money on the fact that George will never fail his intern exam again. I just have a funny feeling.
And, of course, George will never, ever cut his hair as
short as he did the day after he slept with Meredith Grey because George now
knows better.
Catherine, you (and everyone else out there) can learn a lot
from George. He didn’t let any of his
previous ‘failures’ stand in the way of achieving his dreams. He learned
from all of his mistakes. Moreover, he grew from all of his mistakes. And he’ll never make them again.
George wants to be a surgeon. That’s his
dream, and he’s not going to let one itty, bitty little test squash it. George isn’t going to let his fear of this
thing you call ‘failure’ get the best of him. No, siree. He’s going to re-take
his intern exam. He’s going to
pass. And, dog gone it, he’s going to
achieve his goals and be the best damned surgeon in the whole entire world.
Now, I’m going to stop typing, before I get too emotional. But, I’ll leave you with this: The only way to get over your fears is to
face them head on. So, go ahead,
Catherine. Fail. Make some mistakes. You’ll soon discover that the only real, true
mistake is one in which you learn nothing.
Love,
Sydney
