There are times in life where one wants to get up and get away and leave their world behind for a season and go get some rest, relaxation, and maybe even a new life. I think they call this a middle-age crisis, and this York County orthopedic services provider had been feeling that for some time.
The fact is, I was not even married, did not have kids, and yet I had been feeling ill-composed, indifferent, maudlin, and morose about my career and personal life for some time. I had visited my pastor, a shrink, my folks and my brother to chat about these utter realities in my heart to make sense of what might be going on.
I learned over time that my emphasis on life had been off-kilter and the result was a demise in vision and purpose. I had been tiring of my orthopedic work and was looking to stay in medicine but wanted, perhaps, to do something different, but what? That was the one million dollar question I needed to ask and get an answer for.
A colleague of mine was retiring and wanted to sell his ultrasound services Lancaster SC practice and jokingly asked me if I wanted to purchase it. We laughed as we parted in the hospital parking lot, but I kept thinking about the “what if’s” of it, and soon enough was striking a deal to buy it. My goal was to expand quickly.
I opened up ultrasound services Clover SC shop within 2 months, but fortunately did not bite off more than I could chew. I was able to redirect my medical energies and love and parlay it into something more appealing long-term, and am so glad I did it. I no longer combine my work with who I am.