I made progress on the HMX Fundamentals of Immunology Course!!!

I’m so proud of myself for learning so much in a short period of time through self-motivation and daily strivings. The guidance provided by the instructors is superb because it frames the lessons beautifully between real life scenarios and future potential for cures. This perspective demonstrates how clinicians use what is known to improve the lives of patients and alludes to the solutions we are on the verge of attaining if scientists take these lessons and apply them to discover the answers to the questions we have in class.

I found daily affirmations to be powerful tools for motivating myself in the mornings.

I found meditations to be powerful tools for taking breaks that returned my mind to a state of calm. This kept my mind in the present moment instead of reflecting too much on what I just learned. That reflection time would be set aside for later in the day during journaling. Getting centered in my optimal state of state of joy and inner peace, is becoming a daily habit that I can proudly call my greatest accomplishment. It helped me realize that awards and titles, or lack thereof, don’t affect the way I feel about myself as much as I thought they would – those sources of validation only provided momentary highs and lows.

How to get the mind into an optimal state for reflection?

I found myself today reminiscing on my long-term journey and the lessons I learned along the way.

The first lesson I realized that I must master in life upon graduating from college: Is wisdom knowing when to explain and elaborate in detail vs when to keep the communication short and sweet?

The second was that a person can say what they want and mean it, but in their subconscious, they actually want something else that usually correlates with that thing. When someone wants a loving partner and struggles to find the right one, that desire could mean they need to first discover their ability to self-love or they need to get to a point in which they know what that means for them, for example, love languages I found is a great way to start this conversation about expressing love and feeling loved.

One thing I learned about myself was that I was able to see potential in everyone. Understanding different types of potential in individuals vs potential of team to work together in a cohesive and meaningful/productive way.

Zooming in and out of a picture, as if designing a mural, taking a step back to assess the big picture.

Learning to be patience with self, more patient than I ever thought I would have to be. While simultaneously pushing self everyday to seek wisdom and clarity on goals.

As far as I can tell, nobody has journeyed from where I started to where I set my destination, and therefore, nobody can ever fully understand the path. They can only speak from their experiences and beliefs. Don’t get frustrated when people don’t understand, it is not their job to understand, nor is it my job to make them understand. But the right people will understand aspects of my past and see my vision for the future. My job is to identify those people and strive with them to reach greatness.