b'EMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE,VETERINARY WOMAN CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGEACHIEVE & LEAD TOGETHERWhat has most helped and motivated you alongthe way?Whatever the change initiative is, Ive always picked my goal and worked backwards. I then make my decisions based on that goal, asking Is this going to positively get me to where I want to be? If not, its not a challenge I need to worry about right now. I also take time to reflect on successes. You occasionally get even a small piece of feedback that reinforces that you are doing the right thing. Take a photo of it, write it down, store it in your email inbox and look at it again when things get tough!What is the best advice youve been given, or thatyou would give to someone else, about drivingpositive change? You can do it if you want it bad enough. It is as simple as that. If you believe in the change you are trying to deliver, then absolutely anything is possible. If it doesnt work the first time, dont automatically blame the system, look at what else you could try or if you could tweak things to make them a success next time.What are your next steps to continue creating changefor the better? I see all the things that I have started as an initial stepping-stone to bigger and better things. As I said above, I remember change. Some of the problems are so big and daunting thatmy big goals and keep coming back to them and thinking what they feel impossible to fix! Its often just thought of as anelse could I do that would fulfil them. For me its about:industry problem that we have to sit back and accept. But Making sure the graduates of today have an enjoyable, it doesnt have to be. I am a happy vet and wouldnt chooselongstanding and successful career in the industry.any other job - how do we create that environment for others? We all have a role to play in this and small, positive public Ensuring that everyone, no matter what their background, reflections can have a massive impact.can access veterinary education if it is the career that they Ive found that being persistent (sometimes repetitive),truly want- and that financial and social blockers no longer passionate and well read about the matter for change is vital.exist in veterinary medicine. This will lead to a more diverse profession.My other advice is to break big change down into smallMaking sure that everyone, no matter what their role or manageable chunks - they are much more palatable and whenqualification, can feedback and influence the profession you put them all together, much more effective than onethat they work within. daunting magic bullet solution that is unlikely to land.48www.veterinarywoman.co.uk'