On the power of vocation, or "What am I meant to do?"
Work, work...
"Work hard, build a house" – I grew up with this saying. Even back then, I always asked myself: "And then what?" The answer was usually "noh haschd du's gschaffd!" (translated: "Then you've made it!" for those of us who aren't from Swabia). I used to think, "Ah, so then I'll be happy and fulfilled, and my life will have meaning." That's what you believe when you're growing up! To really "make it," I decided to study medicine after graduating from high school. I wanted to be a doctor! In this profession, the meaningfulness is obvious. But the feeling of fulfillment never came. I was very disappointed when I looked back on eleven years of study and further training and realized what this time at university and in hospitals had done to me. I was part of a hierarchical system in which money is made from sick people. As a doctor, I felt like a henchman of the pharmaceutical industry and the health insurance system. Just three years after setting up my own practice as a family doctor, I was exhausted, burned out, frustrated, and chronically annoyed. At first, I thought it was the system or the patients that were annoying me. I would have liked nothing better than for the system and the patients to change so that I could feel better. I didn't want to and couldn't go on like this.
It's not the others who have to change...
During this time, I attended seminars given by Boris Grundl. There, I realized what you may already know: I realized that I was infinitely annoyed with myself. It wasn't the others who needed to change, but my mental attitude that had to change in order for things to get better. Mr. Grundl encouraged me to embark on a mental journey. I began to remember what had inspired me to study medicine back then. I looked at my strengths, my values, my character traits. I wrote them down and condensed them until I had the top three in each category. I cautiously approached my calling in this way. I thought about the results I wanted to achieve instead of just thinking about everything I still had to do. It became clear to me that I wanted to empower other people to develop their inherent potential for healing. With all my knowledge and understanding of holistic medicine, I wanted to serve other people deeply.
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Area of interest vs. sphere of influence
After I had formulated my sentence, the pain inside me slowly subsided. I became aware of the difference between my sphere of interest and my sphere of influence. I no longer felt like a victim of the system. No matter what the circumstances or the system are like, and no matter how difficult people may be, I can live my calling!
Actually, I was already satisfied with that. But what happened next amazed me.
Since then, the conversations I have with patients have changed. It's so easy all of a sudden. I let them see what will help them get well again, express my understanding (even if I disagree), and observe how therapies suddenly work better, better results are achieved in less time, and my quarterly sales increase. After 10-12 hours of practice every day, I am no longer so exhausted and drained. In other words, I feel more fulfilled. Isn't it amazing how much strength can arise in a person who finds their "why" within themselves? What is your best answer so far to the question "What are you meant to be?"?
Yours sincerely, Dr. Melanie Schmidt
About the customer:
Dr. Melanie Schmidt is a specialist in general medicine and a family doctor in a group practice in Bad Kreuznach. She studied human medicine and received her doctorate from the University of Ulm. She worked as a medical officer in the German Armed Forces for 19 years before finally setting up her own practice in 2019. Her focus is on combining conventional medicine with holistic complementary medicine.
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