b"PROFILESecondly, omnicompetence is not only anI believe this has ultimately made impossible standard, but an undesirablemy career more satisfying, despite a one. Every vets skillset is a trade-offfew twists and turns. Having no goals between breadth and depthspecialistswould be unstructured and (for me) are the extreme example of this, but itsunsatisfying, but having rigid plans true of GPs and Advanced Practitioners,would have meant missing out on other too. Each of us will, intentionally or not,unexpected opportunities and might develop our own unique skill set. The besthave led to unhappy compromises in my practices contain the right mix of skillslife outside of work. for that settingwhether thats a loneSo, my advice would be: its great to think vet with a broad range of skills, a multi- big-picture and consider where you may vet GP practice where each clinician hasultimately want to end up, as this can one area of extra depth, or the specialisthelp structure your short-term goals. hospital where breadth is sacrificed for aHowever, dont miss out on opportunities depth that cant be matched in generalin your profession or personal life practice. My forced restriction onbecause you're too focused on following breadth didnt mean my clinical abilitiesa set path.were suddenly meaningless; it just meant I should embrace depth in other areasDont miss out on and deploy them in the right context. What advice can you share with othersopportunities in your embarking on similar paths about findingprofession or personal life fulfilment in their veterinary career? because you're too focused on My career has only ever been planned one step ahead. And by planned,following a set path.I mean setting firm goals, such as completing a Certificate or becomingWhat best sums up your approach a CD.I have had countless notions ofto keeping yourself and your team what I might like to do and how I mightmotivated and engaged within like to do it. Still, I kept my thinkingveterinary careers?deliberately open to allow flexibility,The best way to keep enjoying working in both in terms of how the world aroundveterinary practice is to care about your me evolved and how my own thinkingwork without compromising your own and personal circumstances havesanity. If you dont care at all, you wont shifted over time.be motivated to provide good care to 16www.inspiredvet.co.uk"