Free speech means saying, “I don’t agree The only exercise some with the politics that exercise physiologists should people get is jumping to support a generic organization and not their own conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping professional it means valuing organization.” Also, responsibility, and pushing dissent when it is necessary to overcome the their luck! -- Author Unknown political power of disruptive behavior. It is not the only solution to supporting the change process, but it is certainly an important beginning. Just as asking the are we doing this, and what are we not doing because question, “Why we are doing these Such thinking challenges exactly the politics as things?” others would expect exercise physiologists to embrace. Thinking matters as does a vision and the courage to act and to succeed. It gives the exercise physiologist the right picture of the future. In the end, it will take a very big imaginative leap to deal with politics. And yet, it is possible to create a more favorable balance between politics and the risks and complexities of dancing the challenges of professionalism. Why not imagine becoming the new healthcare profession that reduces disability and disease throughout society? Why not imagine becoming recognized as credible healthcare professionals alongside physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and others? All we have to do is to learn how to stand on our own two feet and work hard to explore the possibilities as Oliver Wendell Holmes great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what said, “…the direction we are moving: to reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at – anchor.”
The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck! -- Author Unknown Free speech means saying, “I don’t agree with the politics that exercise physiologists should support a generic organization and not their own professional organization.” Also, it means valuing dissent when it is necessary to overcome the political power of disruptive behavior. It is not the only solution to supporting the change process, but it is certainly an important beginning. Just as asking the question, “Why are we doing this, and what are we not doing because we are doing these things?” Such thinking challenges exactly the politics as others would expect exercise physiologists to embrace. Thinking matters as does a vision and the courage to act and to succeed. It gives the exercise physiologist the right picture of the future. In the end, it will take a very big imaginative leap to deal with politics. And yet, it is possible to create a more favorable balance between politics and the risks and complexities of dancing the challenges of professionalism. Why not imagine becoming the new healthcare profession that reduces disability and disease throughout society? Why not imagine becoming recognized as credible healthcare professionals alongside physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and others? All we have to do is to learn how to stand on our own two feet and work hard to explore the possibilities as Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “…the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: to reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.”
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