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Admiration

Since I answered the question of – What profession do you admire most and why? With this post “Professional Admiration” last year, I’ll go into another slant on it.

What earned my admiration over my work experience. A few off the top of my head.

  • I admired those who shared their knowledge and expertise.
  • I admired those who pulled more than their own weight when needed.
  • I admired honesty.
  • I admired those who could communicate well with those above, beside and below them.
  • I admired truth to power. Those who could step up and point out painful realities.
  • I admired those who showed up every day.
  • I admired good leadership and if it made mistakes to correct course.
  • I admired those who could laugh at funny things or times.
  • I admired those who gave honest and insightful reviews.
  • I admired meetings where people came prepared and were inclusive of everyone.
  • I admired those who were also interested in my goals.
  • I admired leadership that could put teams of people together and help make them successful.
Escorting one of our Veterans down the stairs. Photo by Mike Hartley

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Professional admiration

What profession do you admire the most and why? – The Daily Writing prompt made me think again.

Wow, it’s tough to choose just one profession. Doctors or Nurses – Police or Firemen – Our Military or Federal Law enforcement – Artists or Musicians.

Nurses Memorial, Washington DC. Photo by Mike Hartley

I probably admire those in the medical profession the most. Saving lives and helping people live longer is pretty good in my book. The strength needed for treating those in dire circumstances, especially the young is incredible to me.

The human body is still a big mystery in many ways. Medicine is constantly evolving and advancing. From the person trying to find the cure for cancer to the nurse holding the patient’s hand and reassuring them the medical profession is something to be cherished instead of assaulted.

It’s far from an exact science many try their hardest every day and we still succumb to age, diseases, and accidents. But they go in the next day and do their best not to lose another one of us.

The military or law enforcement could easily be in the first spot for admiration because of the danger they encounter over every other profession. They have my utmost respect for the courage they get up with daily. The stress of people with weapons and medical has to be some of the tops in life. And we should support and help them in any way we can.

My choices might be influenced by my father. He was a USN HMC. So both a medical man and a service member.

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