Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

Ellen, you have never been a turtle. Anyone who knows you realizes you move quickly!

And the best part is that you shock and surprise as no one else can. A couple of days ago you threw me when you told me you were thinking of pursuing an MD. And my reaction is, "Go for it with gusto!"

You encouraged me to get a PhD. And I'm the first to cheer you on your way to an MD!

Hey, thanks Robyn -- wow -- that support was sure fast in coming. It's an exciting era of the human brain and good news is popping up all over! There's been lots of good news spilled at this site -- so it's fun to splash a bit more:-) Appreciate the encouragement!

Hey, Ellen, I say it's never too late! I started my first degree... and finished it almost exactly 20 years later, then went on for a Master's and Doctorate within seven more.

Set your sights high and be ready - you never know when an opportunity might present itself!

Thanks Robert, wow - bravo - you inspire us all! I love your motto -- because it adds new zip to the meaning of lifelong learning! So glad you stopped by...

Ellen -

I'm so impressed! I work a great deal in the medical publishing and information management field. I have often thought of getting an MD - but keep getting stuck in the cost/benefit analysis! Go for it (at whatever pace you can muster)!

Ann

Thanks for your kind words, Ann. Hope you keep the dream alive until it runs its course - or changes tributaries.... Think of it -- we could compare notes:-) What a blast - so much has changed.

I always wondered the difference between MD and PhD, Ellen :) - teasing :). Go for IT!!! My first degree in Painting and then - 30 years later - a Masters in Organizational Leadership :) Thanks for playing the turtle meme remembering always - meme rules are made to be broken. Nice catch on Robyn's observation that many turtles are endangered needing encouragement and help :) - thank you again!

Thanks Bob -- what fine encouragement! You practice the stuff Robyn valued in words here! Paiting and Leadership degrees go together for a fun combo! I'd like to study art oneday -- just for my own sake - not because I am talented:-) My daughter is a very good artist though:-)What lead you from one to the other?

Mostly I got hungry, Ellen :) - thank you for asking. Like most stories, there are various twists and turns along the way. Oddly (or not), a lot of what I learned studying art translates into studying leadership. The biggest thing, I feel, is the willingness to take risks. Easier said than done but similar to the turtle sticking its neck out - usually worth it :)

Thanks Bob -- what a cool metaphor for sticking one's neck out - along with a reminder that risks at times get stomped on - along the way:-)

Now of coarse I am curious about the similarities you speak of between art and leading. Now there is a blog many would enjoy:-) Perhaps you've already written one though:-)