There's always one...

So today I had the pleasure of listening to someone explain to me how they don't feel that I am quite ready to move on to the next level and I really need to "up my game". After months of struggling, I'd finally gotten some of my confidence back only to have it shattered today. Right afterwards I found myself once again questioning if this is the road that I'm supposed to be on. If someone who has been in the business for years thinks that I'm not ready then who I am to question?
But the more I thought about it, the more pissed off I got. How dare this person knock another future midwife down! This has always been one of the things I don't understand about nursing...why do we treat newbies and students so horribly? If we have this great big shortage in nursing then why aren't we cultivating good nurses? What's the point of shooting them down before they've ever had their chance to make their mark on the world?
I can tell you that this chick is not taking it any more. I have so much more to learn and I will never be the perfect midwife but I know that I can be a damn good one. For nearly 30 years I've had people non-stop telling me what I can't do and what I'll never achieve and each time I rise above and prove them wrong. This time will be no different. So thanks to the naysayer today for the motivation. I can't wait to don my hood and walk across that stage and prove you wrong. :)