b"ARTICLEuncertainties and its quite tiring. We are used to having some uncertainty in practiceyou never know whats going to walk in through the clinic doorbut I have to look at my diary every single day and each day can be completely different with no consistency, and youre not necessarily prepared for whats coming your way. Theres also risk - you're putting a lot on the line, risking your money, your How did your journey to entrepreneurshipreputation, your ideas, and once you have start?a team, you're exposing other people to I've always liked creating things andrisk. Its an enormous responsibility.enjoy coming up with new ideas, so thatIn terms of the ugly, it can be stressful! side of entrepreneurialism is probablyYou can have feelings of inadequacyquite natural to me. I had been workinglike you're not good enough, or sometimes in America and seeing people starting toyou don't know what you're doing. Then use teleradiology, but I wasn't particularlytheres impostor syndrome - why on earth aligned to how they were doing it. Itare you in this position of responsibility for seemed very commoditised and I wasthese people?! Also, its really hard work. more used to writing radiology reportsI don't think any entrepreneur would say that were all about the individual patientit's easy. It can feel like a treadmill you're and trying to be helpful to the clinicianon and you can't really step off. Sure, you dealing with that patient. I wanted to docan have holidays, but I don't often have it in a more detail-driven wayshowinga day where I can completely switch off theres more than one way of doing it.because there is always that sense of When I came back to the UK, formerresponsibility in the background.colleagues were contacting me, sayingI dont want to scare people or put them Were in Australia and now we've got aoffdespite the challenges, you can CT scanner - can you help us interpretabsolutely develop coping mechanisms. the images? So, there was a direct linkI wouldnt change my paththe between the problem and solution I feltdownsides pale in comparison to the I could provide in the way I wanted to. Ibenefits of having a meaningful impact, think thats the key; asking yourself theseloving what I do and working with such an questions: awesome team! What problem are you trying to solve? What have been your biggest hurdles How does your solution fix it? and learnings? Why is your solution different or unique? I think the biggest hurdles are psychological - some things are just Can you tell us about what its like to bequite scary and the biggest learning is an entrepreneur - the good, the bad andthat you have to be brave. Ive found the ugly!more courage in this job than I ever The good bits are the absolute excitementthought I would need, or was capable of being able to try things and if theyof because you simply have to take big, fail, try again. You can experiment andbold decisions and stick to them. There take control of your destiny, so it providesare commitments of time and money, freedom to some extent. Also, its neverwith risk at every junction. Fear can be boring - I never clock watch at work!a big hurdle, but by being brave you can Every day is different. I've learned things Iovercome it. never thought I would - all sorts of thingsThere are also practical barriers, like like accountancy, technology and HR.accounting and HR. You have to embrace Most importantly, it provides you withlearning new skills, and Ive discovered the knowledge that you're making ayou can always find helpful people who difference.are really willing to help you. People The bad is the flipside of all of that! Yes,are so generous with their time and every day is different and while that isexpertise and often they dont even want interesting, it means every day you faceto be paid. There are also lots of great www.inspiredvet.co.uk37"