Right off the bat I knew I was going to enjoy this video because Oliver Kharraz simply states that being a doctor did not fit his personality. I think an important, and very overlooked, aspect of being successful is knowing when it's time to try something new. I feel that a lot of people think of this as giving up, but not everyone is cut out for everything, and some people are extremely good at some things while others are not. This is what makes us all unique and allows us to have leaders, followers, and successful teams because we are all seeing the world through different perspectives. He touches on this later in the video by saying each of his team members do in fact have different values and this can be reflected and clearly seen in their works.

This video stands out to me because I think it addresses not only an issue in leadership, but also an issue in our healthcare system as a whole. I personally know too many family members and family friends who have been to countless facilities trying to seek someone who is a leader, but who is also kind and truly has their patients best interest in mind. Empathy is something that I think is very scarce in the world right now and I think we need to take Ben's words very seriously and turn them into actions. One of the simplest statements in this video stood out to me, "If you want to be a leader at Kindred, you're going to be committed." because I think this statement is applicable to any leadership or working position out there. Commitment to your job, your followers, and your customers is so important to the overall moral of a team and of a company, and I think many leaders underestimate this.

The comment that stuck with me after watching this interview is the statement that "intelligence is applied effort". I feel this quote is 100% true for me personally. I chose to do a pre-professional track for undergrad in order for me to be successful in vet school. Whenever I first came to Auburn, I thought I chose pre-vet to "get ahead" or beat other people, but now that I'm a junior I realize this is not the case. I am pre-vet because I want to work hard, learn everything I can, and understand animals so that I am able to be successful in vet school. I've learned so much and gained an incredible amount of knowledge these 3 years, but it has only been through hard work and grit, like Brad says, that have allowed me to do so.