Powerful Advice for Young ODs
Starting fresh in any field can be a little startling for anyone. Not knowing one’s way around the job and its responsibilities may lead to confusion and discomfort.
Every young person starts their new job with a lot of knowledge and a plethora of hope. They wish to stay on the job and watch their careers excel.
Recent optometry graduates have every word of wisdom spoken by their professors chiseled into their minds. They have their skills polished, gears running, and are ready to receive one patient after the other, hoping to change their life.
But as time goes on they discover, to their dismay, that they do not have as much a grasp on the job as they thought they did. They realize that the work life goes beyond what was written in the course books and what their professors jotted down on the whiteboard. This is when the panic sets in and the new optometrist would find themselves feeling lost.
There are some things that you learn with time, but that does not mean you have to necessarily wait for time to teach them to you. On its behalf, this post will tell you what you should do to further your cause and prevail in your field.
The first and foremost thing you need to do is take initiative. This is one of the most important and the least frequently used advice. Success in this world always begins from taking initiatives, whether you have to take initiative in learning something or creating something. You should not have to wait for someone to guide you or tell you to do something different and new. When you have an idea, you put it into the process of making it a reality. If you believe that your business is becoming saturated or the position that you are in has taught you everything you have to learn, then you need to create your own opportunities. This is the only way you will grow.
Also, make sure to invest and embrace new technology. Fields like optometry are all about using the right technology to give maximum high-quality service to the patients. If you become adamant about using the same old technology then you will lose a lot of clients to the ODs who are more open to trying something new.
One essential thing that will help to keep your patients coming back to you, is confidence. When a patient comes to you they are already full of worry, but when you show confidence in your skills, you assure them that you have the power to fix their problems. However, if you are not able to give them the answer to their question, don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know” and follow it up with “we will figure this out”. You are always in the learning process, so it is normal to not know a few things. But sincerity with your patients should always have top priority!