Incognito

One of my favorite things about the way I dress is that no one ever suspects me to be anyone.

I love the anonymity that it gives me.
No one thinks the girl in the tee shirt is going to be assisting with their care....but once I put on these scrubs, I'm legit.

When I walk into L&D, the only people who know who I am are the people who work there. I go everywhere in basketball shorts because I'm regular person. I do regular things. I only need to show up for you as a intellectual when we're in that space.

Otherwise, I'm just another girl walking the halls of the hospital.

What I actually wear to school/work.

What people assume a physician scientist wears!

My mentor taught me a very valuable lesson: You're not that important.

You're a regular person extraordinarily blessed by God, and remembering that you alone aren't that important will lower the stress level in your life.
You don't have to do everything or be everywhere. People don't need you half the places they think they do. You don't have to carry the weight of what people assume you know all the time. You can slip in and out of that based on presentation. <---And I do...all the time!

One the other side of that, everyone does matter. I matter. Being incognito helps me be better. I am not always on so I can work on me or perfect areas wherein I'm relying purely on talent rather than hard work. We've all got work to do as individuals. I can't neglect my own stuff or I won't be effective in the way I'm supposed to be. By stepping away and doing the work, I know that when I'm contributing to a team, that contribution matters.