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129. How They Got Hired Into Flight · The Shift Podcast

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Welcome to Frontline Static, we will get to hear interviews with
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some of my clients journeys of getting into flight and how they
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utilize coaching to help them create success of getting hired
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with less confusion and more ease.
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Make your dream a reality of getting into flight.
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Listen in as you hear some of the stories of the people
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getting there and come join the Flight Prep group.
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Yeah, you guys are all still here.
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I'm so glad. OK, we are getting started with
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this webinar. Let's start out with you guys
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are in the right place if you are here to hear some people
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from the Flight Prep Academy. I'm having an interview panel
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today with some people who are part of the Flight Prep Academy
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and who have gotten hired in flight both recently and have
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been flying so very excited. I've never done a webinar like
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this before and I'm really excited to just have people
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inside the program talk about their experience and for you to
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get to know them a little bit better and answer some questions
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that you guys might have for them.
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So let's start out with technical things because this is
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always the issue. I want to make sure that you
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guys can hear and see all of us. So just some housekeeping
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things. If you guys are on this webinar
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right now, we would love to find out if you can hear and see me.
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OK, so a couple things to note as far as Zoom go down to the
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bottom, there's a chat box down there.
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If you could just fill in, I can hear and see you.
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Great. That gives us an idea that
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everything's working and functioning.
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And then down at the bottom, there also is AQ an A box.
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It has a little question mark in it.
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That's where we want you guys to put all of your questions that
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you might have for them or me inside there.
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We are going to definitely take the time to answer as many
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questions as we can at the end of kind of chatting with them.
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Great, thank you. Rebecca, you can hear and see us
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and I'm wondering to panelists if you can see Rebecca's comment
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as well. Yes.
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OK, Genevieve was able to answer back.
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OK, perfect. You guys are in the right place
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if flight nursing or flight paramedicine is something that
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you are interested in. Again, like I said, I've never
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done this before, but I'm bringing just a live panel of
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people who are inside my program who have just recently got hired
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or who have been flying for a little while or who are just a
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part of the program, who are different phases of of being in
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the flight prep Academy. So I want to start out by just
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welcoming you guys for signing up, being here, taking time.
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I know time for yourself is not always easy.
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And so I hope that we make this fun and intriguing.
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We're going to have some great conversation.
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We're going to go a little bit rogue.
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We're going to just answer things as they come.
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And hopefully you guys have a good time and you get clarity
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and you learn more about how to get to flight nursing today.
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I want to just start out by getting you guys to meet the
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people who are the panelists today and we might have a few
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more that are going to come on. So if they do, we'll introduce
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them. So let's start out.
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If you guys just want to tell us your name, what state you're in,
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and a little bit of about your background or what you're doing
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currently, who wants to start? I'll go.
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All right, let's go, Melissa. My name is Melissa, I'm in
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Southern California. My background in nursing, I was
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a nurse for about 7 1/2 years total prior to flight.
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Part of that was just like on the floor, like in telly or like
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step down. And then I did three years in
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the emergency department and then that's when I was hired on
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to flight. And I work on a rotor out in the
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desert in Borrego Springs. Thanks, Melissa.
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I'll go. So I'm Sarah.
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I'm from Georgia, I have been a nurse for a little over 4 years
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now and just recently got hired into flight and I star in
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December. My last four years I've been in
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the ER and I've done a little bit in the ICU.
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And if you guys haven't heard Sarah's full story, I just
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interviewed her last week on the podcast.
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So go back and listen to episode.
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I think it's 128, Sarah's journey to flight.
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So you'll get to hear all the details.
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Thanks, Sarah. I'm Skyler, I live in Colorado
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and I've been RN for probably about like four or five years.
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A lot of background was like CNALPN and like long term care
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and yeah I just got accepted to my dream job for and like dream
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location and everything for flights and I start in November.
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A lot of my ER experience was in rural settings, and yeah, that
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that's still built a great foundation for it.
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Awesome, thanks Skyler. And Skyler I just had on the
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podcast recently too, so you can go back and listen to hers as
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well. Hi everybody, I'm Samantha and
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I'm in Northern California. I've been in LVN for about 7
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years now and I'm currently in school for my LVN to BSN bridge
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and I actually just got hired on with Sutter Health.
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I'm on day three of orientation so hopefully this will be my
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next step into the ICU once I get my RN and then flight.
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I love it. Thanks for joining us, Sam.
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And I love that you're on because I have had a lot of
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people reach out to me recently that are like, I'm an LPN or I'm
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an LVN. And this is the route I'm
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wanting to go. Help me get on track now.
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And I really think like it will speed up your timeline to be
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able to have the support and know the strategy as you're kind
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of going through it at the same time.
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So thanks for joining us, of course, right, Genevieve?
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Hi everyone, you're up. Hi, I'm Genevieve.
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I've been a nurse for about 12 years, ER, had some ICU
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experience, some pre hospital experience, and I joined
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Janessa's flight Prep Academy last year and got hired on
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within a couple months, started in flight in January.
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So I'm approaching almost 10 months and I'm happy to be here
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today with all of you wonderful people.
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Awesome. Thanks, Genevieve.
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We can hear you. You're just frozen, but that's
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OK. We can hear you.
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Bummer. OK.
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I know, but we can see that you're answering in the chat, so
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we could do that too. But I can hear and I can hear
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you. OK, OK, let's just get into it.
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What I thought we could do is just round Robin some of these
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questions. So whoever just wants to answer
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them. What made you guys?
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So for everybody that I work with, usually flight is
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something that they've wanted or always wanted or that they've
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really, really thought about. So what was it for you that
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helped you decide to finally just go all in on that decision
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and what was helpful for you in that?
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Oh. Go ahead.
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Yeah, please. Go ahead.
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So I came across Janessa's Instagram page and I feel like
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I've been following her for almost 2 years now and I know
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it's it's been a long time. And I reached out to her one day
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and I was like how do I do this? And then she basically was just
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like what's stopping you? And I was like I don't know I
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have no idea. I have no actual explanation on
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what is stopping me. I said I think it'd be a really
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fun job. You know, I'm just getting into
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my RN career and let's freaking do it.
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And then I signed up a flight prep Academy class and I'll just
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kind of stop there because I'm sure you're going to ask more
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questions, but well. I'm curious like after being in
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the program now for the time that you've been in there, what
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do you think was the thing that was stopping you?
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Because I think this will be helpful for the people that are
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watching SO. I being in school full time, I
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have a four year old at home so being a full time mom and a full
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time wife I was really scared to not be there for my child, to
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not be there for my husband and also not give it my all to work
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full time and balance school. Honestly, like seeing these
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other people in this flight prep Academy, it has given me the the
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courage, the hope, and also the confidence to be able to say
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yes, I can accomplish and achieve any goal.
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I think I've been with this group for maybe two months now,
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going on three and the first month I set five goals for
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myself and I accomplished them in two weeks.
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My goals that I set for October, I only set 2.
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I think I said maybe 3 and I needed that.
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I think I accomplished that within three weeks.
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So having that fear initially just I, I'm still able to be
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present for my son. I am still able to work full
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time. I'm still able to balance
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everything. Having the support and being
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able to watch the recorded videos or even the podcast, you
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know, while I'm driving to and from work.
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If I do a workout, I can throw in, you know, a podcast.
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And it kind of just gives you that reassurance that we are
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strong enough and that we are able to accomplish anything we
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set our minds to. It's all about.
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I love it because I do hear that that's the common fear,
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especially for going for this goal is that I have a busy life
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or I have family or I have school like I've worked.
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How do I work this into it? But really like this program, I
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really think helps you balance all that out so you're not
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overworking, you're not doing all of those things we really
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like. How can you integrate this goal
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into your life that you're already living and then give you
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the confidence in the other things that you're doing?
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So I think you're a perfect example of that.
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Thanks for sharing that, Sam. Melissa, what were you going to
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say? I was just going to stay along
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those lines. So about two years prior to
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before I reached out to Janessa, I had, I was at the hospital and
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we had some event and there was a flight company there and they
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were advertising. And so I walked up and I spoke
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with them and one of the gals gave me her card and she's like,
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why don't you do it now? And I was only about a year and
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a half in at the ER at that point.
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And I said, I'm not ready basically.
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So that was my fear. I was always like, I'm just not,
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I'm just, I don't have enough experience yet.
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I'm not ready. And she's like, oh, you have
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enough. And I just didn't listen though.
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But I did take her card. And then throughout that time,
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like the over the next year and a half, while I was waiting to
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get that to the three-year mark, I had been, of course, telling
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my family like, this is what I want to do.
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This has been my dream. But then that kind of like
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pushed it forward, was meeting them and talking with them.
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And so I kept telling my family. And actually, like, the catalyst
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to reaching out to you was that in the last couple months of my
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dad's life, he was every time I spoke to him on the phone, he
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said, are you flying yet? Are you flying yet?
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And then when he passed away, I kind of made a promise at his
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memorial that, OK, I'm going to do this.
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I'm going to, I'm going to do this.
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And so then I reached out to Janessa and I think it was like
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March of the year that I was hired.
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And she had me set a goal for like, what's what's our
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timeline? When do you want to be hired?
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And back in March, I said December.
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And she said, I think you can do it faster.
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And I was hired the next month. Yeah, I love that story because
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I remember that was your thought that was holding you back as I'm
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not ready. And so in your mind you like had
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established these timelines that were like way far in advance.
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And I remember when we met you saying I want it to be December
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and I'm like, well, what if we do it in three months?
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I think I'm. Just in my head trying to make
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it tangible, like like I wouldn't fail.
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Like I was trying to make it so that it wouldn't be a fail.
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Like I have plenty of time to do this, but I realize it could
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happen a lot quicker. Yeah, yeah.
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And I love that for you because it just like it was your first
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interview, right? Yes.
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And it and it just speed up from.
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There, everything kind of aligned.
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So what actually happened was I still have that business card
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and I found it after speaking with you and I sent an e-mail to
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her and then did a ride along with her.
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And I think that she helped push me forward because she
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remembered me from a couple years ago.
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Yeah, it's almost like the cat, like you just needed that
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catalyst to. Just move.
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Yes. Yeah, I love that.
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Hear that. My other question for you guys
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too is people come to me and I'm going to be transparent and
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honest. I hear them say a lot.
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Well, I could probably just do this on my own, or I have a
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friend that does this. I'll just ask them questions.
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And I do believe that you can do this on your own, but I believe
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that having the community, having the sport, having a
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coach, you can see your brain and your obstacles and the
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things are coming up will help you do it in a shorter amount of
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time and will help you not quit. I just have seen so many people
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like start on it and then they get a no or they fail an
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interview and then they pull back for years.
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So I'm curious for you guys, like, what's been the difference
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of having the support and the community versus getting hired
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on your own? Do you think for you?
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For me personally, I think it was just having the map and then
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accountability as well because we were doing weekly calls and
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you're like, OK, what have you done?
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And then of course the support that everyone else is going
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through the same things. And it actually gave me
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connections of people who have applied for the same company and
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they helped me by giving me tools to help because there's a
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pre hire, there's even a pre interview exam that you have to
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do. And I was able to speak to
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people and they sent me like study guides and stuff that that
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the recruiter actually had it sent me and I didn't even know
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existed. So it just helped having that
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community. Yeah, I love that.
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I answer this too along with Melissa does apply to me also,
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but I had no idea the interview process going into flight like a
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scenarios like any of that. So this group working and
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coaching on the case scenarios, the different ways to interview,
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all that is what I've, I fully believe is what got me hired on.
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Because if I would have got an interview on my own, I would
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have went into this interview mind blown and not known how to
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prepare for the test, how to prepare for the case scenario.
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Especially as nurses, we don't really talk out the case
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scenarios. And so that was different to me.
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And I feel like this group is what really helped get my get my
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resume prep for the interview and get the connections also to
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get my EMT because I had no idea of course, here in Georgia to
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get my EMT. And you're the one that had a
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connection with somebody else in the group that sent it to me to
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be able to do that. So definitely the connections
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and then just getting prepared for the interviews is what
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helped in this group. Yeah, I love that you said that,
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Sarah, because a common thing that I hear from people,
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especially if they haven't worked with me yet but they've
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done an interview, is that was nothing like I expected.
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And really what I want you guys to go in is to know what to
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expect. And then you can show up more
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confidently. You can show up different
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because you know what they're going to look like.
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I see people just studying a whole bunch of like CN books or
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CCRN books, and I'm like, that's not what you want to do for your
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interview because at that point they just really want to know
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who you are, what you value, and the team player you are.
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So I, I love that you were able to show up with every interview
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knowing really kind of what to expect and then building on it
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for the next one after that. Thanks for sharing that.
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I think the one of my favorite parts about joining the Genesis
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program and the Flight Prep Academy was kind of gaining the
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confidence, like we've taken all these steps to kind of get to
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where we're going, but to have someone kind of turn the lens on
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us and look back on all of our progress, right?
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Rebecca, I know you put in the Q&A kind of how do you get over
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the imposter syndrome part? It doesn't go away, but with the
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program, you kind of learn, OK, how do I work with this?
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Because this is going to continue to pop up throughout my
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life, throughout my career as you learn and you grow, but kind
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of gaining that confidence. And I did all those things that
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are on my resume, right? And Janessa really highlights
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all the progress you've made and you learn to be proud of that
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and celebrate the wins. Something we talked about is,
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you know, celebrating the small wins, as you mentioned, Sam,
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kind of making goals and then checking those off.
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And you're like, I did that. I did that right.
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And then also leaving some room for Magic, right?
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Like putting in all that hard work and saving that business
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card, as you said, Melissa, from however long ago, whipping it
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out and say, hey, Remember Me? I'm back.
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So I think, yeah, even in your, even in my personal life, I felt
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like I gained a lot of confidence on, you know, it
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doesn't matter what all the other people are thinking, what
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they think about me is none of my business, right?
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Like focus on yourself and the progress you've made and who you
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want to be. I love that.
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I love that you shared that too, because I think when people say,
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oh, I know so and so, or I know someone who's in it, they'll
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help me, it's still hard to get a non biased view.
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They're not going to be able to tell you what really is going on
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because they're so close to you. Whereas like I see so many of
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the same common things that you guys are facing that I can be
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like, wait, this is really the thought area you're having about
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being an imposter and let's work on that.
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I think that's the difference of having a coach too, having a
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mentor who is a little bit not your best friend or your family
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member. Because I can, I can tell you,
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and you guys know, I'm pretty straight and transparent of, oh,
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wait, this is the thing that's actually the problem.
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This is the thing that we need to work on too.
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So I love that you've said that, Genevieve.
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Speaking of imposter syndrome, there's a question.
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From Rebecca, That's great. Like let's talk about imposter
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syndrome. Like how has this group or how
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has this process kind of helped you navigate imposter syndrome
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or what are your guys thoughts on that?
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So one thing that I'll share is Skylar, I'm going to throw you
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out there again. So when I had originally applied
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for Sutter, Skylar had gotten interviewed and I had watched
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her. Was it a video or was it a
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podcast? I can't remember now I've
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watched so many it. Was probably her podcast.
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But so just listening to those, and Skylar specifically, like,
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yeah, I remember when I was in my interview, I was so nervous.
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Like I could feel my heart racing.
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I could feel my respirations going up.
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I started to talk really rapid and I remember thinking and
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picturing Skyler's face. OK, breathe.
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You got this. It's OK.
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They want to see, you know, like Janessa was saying, they want to
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see who you are and they don't want to see this jittery, kind
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of crazy side of you. Show them who you really are as
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a nurse, but also as a level headed person.
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So literally picturing Skylar's face like brought me back.
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I was able to lower my respirations.
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I was able to control my pulse. And kind of just.
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Breathe. And then that kept me grounded
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and I nailed the interview and now I'm working for the one of
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the hospitals that I've been wanting to work at.
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I mean, excuse my language, but shit, I have applied 13 times
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different positions to this job, but I didn't give up.
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And so like having Janessa there and having other people in the
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group, I've had quite a bit of people reach out to me
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individually and just say, hey, I'm here if you need me.
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I have this additional support, you know.
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Some other people will say completely opposite of what
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other people say. So it's it's nice to kind of
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hear 5 different people's advice on one thing.
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And I know Rebecca, in your question, you had also
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mentioned, you know, having a family.
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And I also feel like, yeah, it's kind of scary because your
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husband being in EMS as well. Well, my husband wants, I'm done
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with my VSN program. He wants to go into CHP.
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So one thing for me is I keep having this question in the back
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of my head is am I going to go out and I'm going to risk my
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life every single day when I go out on this aircraft.
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Also, my husband's going to go out and risk his life every
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single day to serve and protect our community.
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And yeah, that is scary, but at the same time, it also shows our
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children that we are driven, devoted, and we want to help
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others and we can do it no matter what challenges are
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presented in front of us. Sorry I kind of went on a little
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tangent, but I hope that kind of helps.
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No, I love that and I love that point of view, especially that
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there's all females on here. We have men that are in the
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program, but I'm a huge believer that when we when we give
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ourselves permission to go for our goals, we give it to our
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kids too. So I love that you brought that
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up and I what we everybody was like kind of touching on too is
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this isn't just me and strategy and mindset, right?
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You guys get the help of each other and the sport of all each
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other. You can reach out.
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Everybody's all over for the country.
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You can get ideas who's taking the critical care exam for this
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company, who's done this? Can you help me with case
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scenarios so you get that support as well from the
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community? And I think what you were
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referring to, Sam, was a coaching call that we had had
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with Skyler the week before your interview, which is great
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because these weekly calls that we have, if you're not the one
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who's directly getting the strategy and the coaching or the
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mindset, you can be watching someone else and thinking, oh,
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how am I going to be in this interview?
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How do I prepare myself? And you can glean from what
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they're getting coached on. So I think that was like a
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perfect example of how you use that and then use that in your
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interview. Skyler, were you going to say
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something? Yeah, I was just going to kind
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of speak on like the imposter syndrome a little bit.
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Like I it's definitely something real.
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And especially kind of being like when you're a newer nurse
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or you'd like change specialties or something, you're always
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going to have that. But something that I think's
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really helped me throughout this program and like kind of build
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my confidence in that is, you know, like sometimes even just
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allowing you to sit with the emotion, especially in those
22:46
moments because with, you know, imposter syndrome, you could
22:49
start talking negatively in your own head, like questioning your
22:53
interventions and things like that.
22:55
And so I remember from a call a couple weeks ago, I think I
23:00
forgot who you're talking with, but it definitely resonated with
23:04
me and like just allowing kind of those emotions and to not
23:09
fight it. And then I've been doing that
23:11
and it helps me not even fixate on it.
23:14
Like I used to fixate on these negative emotions and just by
23:17
being present with it and existing it, maybe even just
23:21
acknowledging it for a little bit and then moving on.
23:24
Like, yeah, I'm super nervous right now because this is a
23:28
really sick patient, but I'm going to do the best that I can
23:32
and just, yeah, just kind of acknowledge that emotion and
23:35
don't fixate on it and then just keep moving on.
23:37
So yeah, I think just not fighting it.
23:40
That's really helped with me and kind of imposter syndrome.
23:44
I love that you brought that up because we talk a lot about
23:48
imposter syndrome, doubt, being nervous, embarrassed, fear, fear
23:52
of failure, kind of all of those things.
23:55
And I think really having a grasp on like what that feels
23:59
like for you is super powerful because often times we fix on it
24:03
because we don't want to feel it and then we push it away.
24:05
But when we can just acknowledge it and then we can be with it,
24:08
and then we can realize, oh, wait, I can have doubt and still
24:11
show up confidently, or I can have imposter syndrome and still
24:14
be really successful at getting into flight.
24:17
That's where things I think, start to change for you.
24:19
And then also realizing what Genevieve said is imposter
24:22
syndrome never goes away. You're gonna have that even as a
24:25
flight nurse. So how can we integrate being
24:29
one with it and letting it come with us?
24:31
And that kind of leads me to this, this question, you know,
24:35
in the Flight Prep Academy, we're talking highly about
24:37
strategy. I give you guys a five step
24:39
process, but mindset is a big thing for me too.
24:42
So I'd love for you guys to share what's like been the one
24:46
mindset shift that's changed everything for you being a part
24:49
of this group or what have some thoughts been that have been
24:52
helpful for you that might be helpful for those who are on or
24:55
listening? I'm kind of look for everyone
24:57
because I'd love to hear everybody's thoughts.
24:59
Well, mine kind of works towards like imposter syndrome that like
25:03
just remembering that imposter syndrome isn't a sign that you
25:06
shouldn't be here, it's only a sign that you're growing.
25:10
And so just taking from that and then just keep showing up every
25:13
day doing the work and every day it gets a little bit easier.
25:17
Yeah, you're having fear because you're doing something new and
25:19
you're playing bigger. Almost like if you don't have
25:22
imposter syndrome, you don't have fear, then we're not
25:24
playing out big, we're just playing really small.
25:26
Right? Of course it's going.
25:27
To be there. I love that for me, I feel like.
25:37
You know, I I kind of like especially after sorry.
25:39
I always talk about my kid, but I feel like after having, you
25:43
know, I kind of got. Into this.
25:44
Mindset of like, I don't know who I am as an individual 'cause
25:47
you you kind of lose that and that's really hard.
25:50
So I feel like definitely joining this the flight prep
25:54
Academy class, I was able to gain my confidence back and I
25:57
was able to challenge myself again.
25:59
I was with all these tasks that are on hand and just knowing
26:03
that I do have what is it like 80 something people in this
26:07
group to support me through this.
26:10
And so I feel like we're at 90 now, 90 yay.
26:15
So like having that huge support network and obviously you're,
26:19
you know, coaching just with everybody.
26:22
It really has built my confidence.
26:24
It's changed my mindset 100%. And just saying you can change
26:29
that negative thought in your head or that imposter syndrome.
26:33
You can literally take that and you can convert it into
26:35
something positive and actually grow on it.
26:37
Use that as to make you better. So that's something that has
26:41
changed for me since joining the Academy.
26:44
I love that. Feel like my mindset.
26:48
In this group has definitely transitioned from being flight
26:52
nurse and that's my dream to making it become a reality.
26:56
And I don't know exactly like when the mind shift happened,
27:01
but I mean, I think it definitely began with like,
27:04
like, yeah, creating goals, but I don't know, goals were just
27:08
like, oh, that's still part of my dream.
27:10
Like flight nursing is my goal. But but just like getting those
27:13
ride alongs, like, you know, being able to do a ride along in
27:16
a helicopter and like like visit bases and things like that.
27:21
And then the mind shift that I had when I was filling out and
27:24
submitting an application online.
27:26
And like, yeah, so just just the mindset of shifting from dream
27:30
to reality, It's been, it's been a really cool experience.
27:35
I love that. Thanks Skyler.
27:39
So my mind shift. My mindset, I feel like shifted
27:43
on our first call when I first met with you because like we
27:47
discussed on your podcast, I just found out I was pregnant.
27:50
And so in my mind, I was thinking, this is a goal that's
27:53
going to be years from now. And I feel like having a baby is
27:57
going to slow things down. And it did not talking to you,
28:01
my mind shift. My mindset shifted a lot because
28:04
then during my pregnancy, I got my EMT, did a lot of ride alongs
28:08
and just pushed towards this goal.
28:10
And so I was able to land the job with the company that I feel
28:15
like works out the best for my family, for continuing to grow
28:19
my family. And I have that work life
28:22
balance. So that's where my mind, I feel
28:26
like helped a lot and I love Sarah.
28:29
Because like, the theme of our, of your story is that we're
28:32
going to make flight and your job work for you, not the other
28:36
way around. And for a lot of us, if flight's
28:38
been your dream forever, you're just like, I'm going to take
28:40
whatever I can or I'm going to just get the, I want them to
28:43
want me, right? But what I try to teach you guys
28:45
is let's find the best fit for you.
28:48
And let's, let's just as much as they're dating you, you got to
28:51
date them. And we have to find the one
28:53
that's going to be a good match because this is like marrying
28:56
someone. You're committed to it.
28:57
We're seeing these people more than we see our family members
29:00
sometimes and we're living with them.
29:02
And so the the building that company and that base and that
29:08
team to who's a good fit for you is really important.
29:11
And I really like that theme of our conversation of like you
29:14
found that good fit for you. You found a part time job, you
29:17
found a regular every Wednesday, one shift a week that's going to
29:21
work for you and your family. And so I love that about your
29:24
story. Who was Genevieve have you?
29:29
Shared yours yet? Is that it the only person who
29:33
hasn't your mindset shift? I don't.
29:38
Think they have. I think the mindset shift was
29:42
kind of actually. Believing.
29:46
Right. Like I am the flight nurse, I am
29:49
the flight nurse and all of a sudden, you know, one day at
29:52
work with, you know, my flight suit on and looking at my patch
29:57
with my credentials and I'm like, oh, I am, I'm a flight
30:00
nurse. Like that's me.
30:02
And that's who people look up to.
30:04
And when you walk into the room, you know, you might not know
30:08
everything and know all the answers, but I think it's
30:11
important how you portray yourself, how you treat the
30:15
people that you're working with, whether that's the ground
30:18
agencies or inner facilities and your Co workers on forming that
30:22
relationship and using your resources.
30:25
And I think that's kind of all part of your mindset is you
30:28
don't have to know it all. You're not alone.
30:31
You are meant to be where you are and believe in yourself,
30:35
believe that you are the flight nurse, the flight paramedic.
30:38
And I think it kind of all falls into place afterwards for me.
30:43
Yeah. I love that because when you
30:44
believe that, then companies will too and you know, you start
30:48
to believe that because you're going to start to get
30:49
interviews, you're going to start to get offers.
30:52
So that belief piece is, is so huge.
30:55
What I was thinking about for and and maybe like Sam Skyler
30:59
and Sarah, Oh, they're all s s. I just realized maybe you guys
31:03
could answer this question and then Melissa and Genevieve, I
31:05
kind of have a separate one for you, but what would for you 3
31:10
Sam, Sarah and Skylar, what would you say is the thing
31:14
that's really helpful for you or has been helpful for you
31:19
recognizing both in getting hired or in being successful in
31:24
so far this path to flight that maybe you didn't think of before
31:28
or that has maybe helped you hone in in this program?
31:31
And then for if even Melissa, what would be something advice
31:35
that you would give people listening who want to get into
31:38
flight that they can start working on now from a flight
31:41
nurse perspective that they could be starting to do now that
31:45
will be helpful for them and getting hired was?
31:48
That kind of a complicated. Question.
31:50
When I said it out loud, it was a lot longer than I was thinking
31:52
in my head. Ask me questions if you need to
31:57
write this down. Write it down.
32:03
So. I guess I'll I'll kind of answer
32:05
first. Oh my gosh, I just lost your.
32:09
Question. Me too because I was like.
32:12
That was a long question, no, maybe what if the questions?
32:16
Yes, and I'll. Write them in the.
32:18
Chat being. That's been helpful.
32:20
For you being a part of this program that maybe you didn't
32:23
realize before joining it, I remember my answer.
32:29
So. For me, it was I didn't think
32:32
about, you know, the kind of foundation of the building and
32:37
networking. So like I have been in LVN for
32:40
seven years, I have worked in special needs Pediatrics, I've
32:44
worked in Hospice care, I've worked at a doctor's office,
32:47
I've done skilled nursing, I've had, you know, 20 something
32:49
patients to myself and I have also had two patients to myself.
32:52
So just building on each one of those scenarios, working with
32:56
special needs children, I know how to talk to family when their
32:58
child's in distress. That is something that I can use
33:01
in flight that I never thought that I would ever be able to use
33:06
Hospice when their families are passing away, whether it's
33:10
predicted or not, families, you're still in that grieving
33:13
process. I have spoken to thousands of
33:17
families members, walking them through the process and I never
33:21
thought that with me going into flight that my Hospice career
33:26
would be able to benefit me in that way.
33:28
The other thing would be the networking aspect is like, OK, I
33:32
have to call Hospice and I talked to them on a daily basis
33:36
and since I used to work there, they like to touch base with me.
33:39
And I told them, oh, my end game is to be in flight.
33:42
She was like, Oh my gosh, I sold a puppy to the president of Enlo
33:47
and that's how I got my Zoom call.
33:49
And so it's like just telling, you know, reaching out to the
33:52
connections that you already do have and then you're expanding
33:55
them into your flight community. So now that I've had my Zoom
33:59
meeting with the Enlow flight company and Chico, like she's
34:03
like, call me whenever you want. I want to see where you go.
34:05
If there's ever, you know, once you get your BSN, if there's a
34:08
position here, just call me like we will make it work for you.
34:11
I'm super excited and you know, she sent me a link to a
34:16
different coach, which clearly I'm not going to use, but it's
34:22
just having different networks out there.
34:25
And you know, like she told me that reaches a really good
34:28
program as well. And you probably will get right
34:32
along if you actually do reach out to them.
34:34
So just having the the networking aspect and being able
34:38
to build on my foundation of everything that I've done in my
34:42
career so far and in flight. I love that you brought that up.
34:46
Because most people who want to get in the flight, they always
34:49
ask me, I get hundreds of DMS every day that are like, what's
34:52
the time and experience I need? What can I be doing to add on to
34:55
my time and experience? What are the certs that I
34:57
should, more certs I'm getting? And I'm like, it's not about the
34:59
time and experience. It's not about the certs.
35:01
As soon as you know you want flight, what you need to start
35:03
doing is networking and building out your plan.
35:05
Because the networking is a thing where you get invited to
35:08
be hired. That's the thing that's gets you
35:10
the interviews. That's the thing that gets
35:11
people a part of the team. So I love that you brought that
35:13
up. Thanks again.
35:17
Next, one thing that I. Kind of wish that I gave myself
35:25
more grace throughout this program because I think I've
35:28
been working with you maybe like year and a half or so or or two
35:32
years almost. And you know, there is, it was
35:36
probably like close to like 8 months ago or almost close to a
35:40
year, but I got super overwhelmed with kind of
35:44
everything. And I, you know, like had some
35:47
stuff going on in my personal life and like, I think it was
35:51
just like a little bit too much. And so I stepped back from the
35:54
program for probably like 3 months, to be honest.
35:57
And I got in my own head during those three months of like,
36:02
maybe you're not ready for flights.
36:03
Maybe, you know, maybe this is all too much and there's a
36:07
reason why you feel that way. But, you know, like I, I didn't
36:12
give myself grace during that and I feel like I should have.
36:16
And eventually I did come back and then I've been kind of going
36:20
strong with your program again. And like it's, it's put me right
36:24
back on track. So, yeah, just giving myself a
36:27
little bit of grace. And if I do need a little time
36:30
to step away, that's OK. That's OK.
36:33
And so it's, it's nice that you're, you're always there, you
36:37
know, like this whole group of communities always there to
36:39
support you and like it's, it's totally understandable if you do
36:43
need to take a little time to focus on other things.
36:46
Yeah. And the great.
36:47
Thing about this, having this many people in it is as they get
36:50
to know you and you get to know them, we're not going to let you
36:52
fail. We're not going to let you give
36:53
up. So we're always going to bring
36:55
you back in and we're going to welcome you back in when you're
36:57
ready. Yeah.
36:58
Yeah, no. And I really appreciated that.
37:00
Yeah, thanks for. Sharing that.
37:04
OK, I think the. Biggest take away from for me
37:07
for this group, like Sam was saying was networking and the
37:11
resources. I did not realize I guess every
37:16
all the bases that were out there, all the programs that
37:19
were out there. And this program has helped me
37:22
reach out to those contacts to get the contacts and ride
37:25
alongs. Like I mentioned before, my EMT
37:29
had no idea about that program and you're the one that told me
37:32
about it and just the different companies.
37:35
And then also more than likely somebody in this group has
37:39
already interviewed with that company so they can give you
37:41
tips and resources on how to be the most successful with the
37:45
interviews. And so I feel like that really
37:48
helped me a lot because you can Google, I've googled so much,
37:51
YouTube so much and you just can't find things.
37:53
I feel like I'm flying. Yeah.
37:56
You're the only one I followed like on Instagram and like, no,
37:59
but I feel like it's just not out there, the resources.
38:01
So this program has helped me a lot without name Janessa.
38:10
Well, honestly, I. Don't know anybody else who, I
38:13
mean, I know there's like programs and certifications, but
38:16
I wanted to integrate what I learned from coaching with the
38:18
mindset piece and building on that with the strategy.
38:20
So I don't really know anybody else who does that, but I really
38:23
just made this because I wanted to make this more possible for
38:25
people who really wanted it. Like I just saw so many people
38:29
tell me throughout my career being a flight nurse, I really
38:31
want this. But this happened or I gave up
38:33
on this and I'm like, no, how can I create a program and a
38:36
process where they don't give up?
38:37
They go all the way in and then they surprise themselves when
38:40
they get there. This is for everybody who wants
38:43
it. So I'm, I'm really grateful for
38:45
you guys too, for trusting me and being a part of it.
38:48
Kate, Genevieve and Melissa, was my question complicated or do
38:51
you feel like you got you got the question to answer it?
38:54
I think it was. Essentially advice now that
38:58
we've been in flight to people right now right on what they can
39:04
do right now. Besides working for me, I would
39:11
say what would have helped me a lot if I went back in time is
39:16
changing my mindset when I was at work to be more of a sponge
39:21
because I feel like I was in this.
39:24
I don't know. I was just in this groove where,
39:27
you know, I was in the emergency room when things came in.
39:30
I knew what meds you had to give.
39:31
I knew what, what the processes were.
39:33
I knew what we had to do. We were taking, Oh my gosh, my
39:37
thing's going to die. I'll plug it in in just a
39:38
second. You know, you, you get into this
39:42
groove and you're not you, you kind of leave out like the
39:45
thinking portion of it because you already know what to do.
39:48
So I would say just going into things and asking the whys, why
39:52
am I giving this medicine? Why am I treating this with
39:55
this? Why did we do it this way
39:56
instead? And just kind of like get into
39:59
that thought process of digging deeper into why you're doing
40:02
things. And that would have helped me
40:03
tremendously when we're doing protocols and when you're like
40:06
in the sky and you just have one other partner and you have to
40:09
make a. A decision on which presser are
40:12
we going to hang and why are we going to do that one over this
40:15
one or what are we going to do for this?
40:17
And just like kind of thinking outside the box, yeah.
40:21
I think too with you, Melissa, and you can tell me if I'm going
40:24
in the wrong direction. But for you, I think it was
40:26
really helpful when I think about my time working with you
40:29
was thinking of yourself as a future flight nurse before you
40:32
even got hired. I think once we got your brain
40:34
on to who you were in the future and what you looked like and
40:38
that you could go to her now, that's when things switch for
40:41
you. And I noticed like that's when
40:43
it took off. Like that's why I think you
40:45
really got hired after a month because you were able to like,
40:48
think of yourself as that flight nurse prior.
40:50
And I also think that's why you made such a good and easy
40:53
transition into flight. Yeah, it still has.
40:57
I still have days of it. I've been on a year and a half.
40:59
I still have days of imposter syndrome.
41:01
I'm surrounded by people who have years on me and I still
41:07
have days where I feel a little dumb, but you just get through
41:10
it and you talk through it and you have tons of people around
41:13
you to support you here and at work.
41:15
So yeah, just. Keep.
41:18
Going Yeah, keep. Doing it be consistent, like
41:23
that's really it consistently keep going at it, right,
41:27
Genevieve, what do you got? I was going to say.
41:32
As you mentioned, Janessa, kind of if you can.
41:37
Think of your future self. As that flight nurse, as that
41:40
flight medic, when I am, you know, flight whatever, how am I
41:45
going to respond to this or when I am in flight, how am I going
41:49
to handle this situation? You know, just kind of like
41:52
train yourself a little bit. Another thing that could be
41:55
helpful, which I do now is kind of right, especially, you know,
41:59
in the ERICU or on ground, like your days might get a little
42:03
busy, but spend time reflecting on all those things that you did
42:06
throughout the day and whether it's precepting somebody,
42:09
helping another colleague, you know, celebrate those little
42:12
wins and give yourself credit for that.
42:14
Right. And I think as you mentioned,
42:17
Melissa, sometimes we do things so instinctively and we don't
42:20
even think about the protocol. We don't have to pull it up, but
42:23
kind of break it down. And how would I handle that in
42:26
flight? Or what if I didn't have this
42:28
medication or I didn't have another Co worker or XY and ZI
42:33
think those would all kind of be, you know, good things to
42:38
kind of put into perspective right now.
42:42
And again, give yourself credit for the work you're doing.
42:44
You know, we get pretty busy and kind of take a moment to reflect
42:47
on all the hard work that you have done because times get
42:51
really hard in flight, whether it's the 24 hour shifts or
42:54
back-to-back calls. The charting is rough.
42:57
Times will get tough and think back to like your really tough
43:00
shifts when you've already been here before, you've done it
43:03
before. And that will kind of help
43:05
translate, you know, how you're going to be a good flight nurse
43:08
or flight medic. Yeah.
43:10
And I love that. You said that because one, it's
43:12
like going to the future, you thinking about you kind of in
43:15
that provider role and start confidently practicing that in
43:19
your shift. And then also what you both
43:23
mentioned is have compassion on yourself.
43:25
Like it, part of having compassion is counting the wins,
43:29
but also what was I going to say?
43:34
Also taking care of yourself. We forget to do this.
43:37
And this is just like, hey, how can I rest really hard today?
43:41
How can I do nothing because I work so hard.
43:44
You want to be able to cultivate that because once you get in
43:46
flight, sometimes your 24 hour shifts turn into 28 hours or
43:50
sometimes you're 24. You got four more hours of chart
43:52
and you got three charts that you're backed up on.
43:54
So this is like cultivating taking care of yourself and
43:57
knowing when to pull back and really have compassion to.
44:01
I love that you guys both mentioned that.
44:03
I would love for you guys who are on watching to put in the,
44:11
if you could put your questions in the Q&A box so we can see
44:13
them and we have to go through the chat, but we'll kind of sift
44:15
through that too. What are some things that are
44:18
holding you back right now either from going for flight or
44:22
from joining the flight prep Academy?
44:23
Because I'd love for them to give you their point of view of
44:27
like how to answer that. So what are some things that are
44:30
holding you back for actually going for it or from joining us
44:34
inside the program or any other questions that you have for them
44:37
while they while they are here, while you're thinking about that
44:40
and you're putting that into the Q&A box, I want to tell you guys
44:43
an offer for you guys to take this further and to come join
44:46
us, Come build that foundation, come map out your plan.
44:49
I'm going to talk to you a little bit about the Flight Prep
44:51
Academy now and then we're going to get to all of your questions
44:53
and open it up for them to answer for you.
44:56
But I want to offer you the, the key to success again is
45:00
community support and having a mapped out plan.
45:02
So inside the Flight Prep Academy, I want to tell you kind
45:05
of what it includes. We have these weekly calls that
45:07
they spoke about. We meet every Tuesday at noon
45:10
Pacific Standard Time. Everybody works shift work.
45:12
So not everybody can make every call, but each call is recorded
45:15
and housed inside member portal so that you can go back and
45:19
watch the replays whenever you want.
45:21
I love this because you might be a part of the call and then you
45:23
might watch it again months later and get something
45:26
different from it. It also is great because
45:28
sometimes when I'm coaching you, you're in your head, but if
45:31
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So let's talk about questions and if you guys see any
48:44
questions in the chat, feel free to answer those, but I think we
48:47
have one in the QA. OK, someone put.
48:54
I just completed my RPN and working at a hospital in Canada.
48:57
I'm going back to school next fall for RN.
48:59
How do I prep myself while I'm in school after completion of
49:04
20/20/2028 aside joining Genesis coaching and get hired into
49:09
flight? I'm not sure exactly what your
49:11
question is. This the same one from?
49:13
Raven that's in the chat, yes, I believe.
49:16
So Melissa, OK. But I think she's what what it?
49:20
Sounds like she's asking is what can she begin right now as a
49:23
nursing student and whether we think that she should obtain
49:28
like should she be working on certifications while she's in
49:30
nursing school? For me personally, I would just
49:35
focus on nursing school and just doing your best at that.
49:40
And then I had a thought in my mind that I lost.
49:48
Maybe it could come back to me. I had a thought.
49:50
OK, perfect. It'll come back to you.
49:52
It'll come back. I.
49:54
Think. Sorry, go ahead.
49:56
I just think that. Like a lot of nursing students
50:00
right now and like in the last. Couple of years.
50:05
Like I think there's like some sort of like stigma saying once
50:09
you get your RN, you need to do one year of Med surge.
50:14
That's BS. You can, you know, I, I fell for
50:17
it. I fell for it.
50:20
But yeah, I mean, there's, I feel like there's a lot of new
50:24
programs out there for like new grads to go straight into the ER
50:28
or the ICU and you just need to find those programs.
50:31
So I'd say that's the only advice that I have is if you do
50:35
want to get into flights fairly quickly, don't waste your time
50:39
doing a year on meds. Yeah, yeah, that was my thought.
50:43
Someone answered it for you. And Sam, I'd love to hear.
50:49
Oh. Oh, we missed what you're we.
50:51
Missed the end thing you were saying, Melissa.
50:53
Well, I was just going to say. That was going to be my thought
50:55
is just start looking for new grad programs now for the ICU or
50:58
the ER and get into those. And then once you get into
51:01
those, if you're in the ER, you can get your CEN.
51:05
If you're in the ICU, you can get your C.
51:10
PCRN. But a lot of people try to take
51:13
the CFRN or the FPC. If you're a medic beforehand,
51:16
it's not really necessary because you'll learn so much
51:19
while you're training. That'll help you pass those
51:21
exams. It's a really hard test, yeah.
51:24
And I love. That you mentioned that because
51:26
and I want to go back to Sam too, because Sam, you're a
51:28
nursing student. So this is like perfect for you
51:30
to answer from this point of view.
51:31
But nursing students, what I've come to find out is that the
51:36
common mistake that nursing students make is not planning
51:38
ahead. So then you're just thinking
51:41
about nursing school because you're trying to get through
51:43
then you graduate and you're like crap, I got to get a job
51:46
and then you just take the next best job, which is often times
51:48
Med surge or whatever. And so where I help you inside
51:51
my program, if you're a nursing student is let's get you hired
51:54
in a student intern position or let's get you hired three to
51:58
four months prior to graduation. So we ensure we get you a
52:01
critical care position and you want to start planning ahead
52:04
because if you don't, then you're going to end up in a
52:06
position or in a or in a department you don't want to be
52:09
working. And it's going to be even harder
52:11
to get out of that because the thought is, oh, I'll do one year
52:14
in Med surg. Well, now you've learned how to
52:16
be a Med surg nurse. So now it's even harder to
52:18
switch from Med surg to now being a critical care nurse,
52:20
which is so different. And then what Melissa said, too,
52:23
is when I was getting into flight, gosh, almost. 10 years
52:27
ago. A CCRN or CN was required and
52:30
flight companies are moving away from that now because the CFRN
52:34
is required within one to two years of being hired.
52:37
So not necessary. If you want to get your CCRN or
52:40
CN just for your own knowledge, great.
52:44
But know that afterwards, you are going to need to get your
52:46
CFRN, and I do recommend waiting unless you're a excellent test
52:49
taker because your company's going to pay for the resources
52:52
and they're going to pay for your test of taking it.
52:53
So I love that you mentioned that, Melissa.
52:56
All right, Sam, tell us your point of view here so I
53:00
graduate. In April of 2027 and I was
53:04
previously working at a skilled nursing facility and I was there
53:07
for a year and a half and I, I freaking hated it.
53:11
I learned a lot, don't get me wrong, but I realized that I
53:14
don't want to be there and I'm avoiding Med surg like the
53:18
plague. Like, I don't want to go there.
53:22
So what I'm doing now is I with Janessa's encouragement and
53:27
change of my mindset, I actually, again, like I said, I
53:29
applied 13 times to different jobs through Sutter.
53:34
Sutter Health is really close to me and also I love their team.
53:42
I love their model, their vision, like just everything
53:46
about setter. I absolutely love it.
53:48
And I know that I need to get into ICU or ER.
53:51
I've known that I've always wanted to be in trauma and they
53:53
have both. So I applied, I got the job and
53:58
this job that I'm currently at and training for right now, it's
54:02
actually perfect because I'm covering for somebody who's on
54:04
maternity leave. Well, once I have a year of this
54:08
job and then once I come close to my term ending, they're going
54:12
to go internally and say, hey, I have this LVN.
54:15
She has six months before she graduates for her RN.
54:19
Are there any positions available throughout the whole
54:21
entire setter network? And I mean, this is literally
54:24
from where I'm at all the way down the coast.
54:26
So my foot is in the door. I'm hoping that I'll get hired
54:31
like that 'cause obviously internals you get first pick and
54:38
I lost my train of thought, sorry.
54:41
That's OK. But as far as like?
54:44
Certifications and stuff, you know, I, I thought about doing
54:47
my CCRN, but you know, as I've heard from a lot of other
54:53
people, not just Janessa or the girls who are on, but a lot of
54:55
other people that have reached out to the company or through
54:58
the flight prep Academy. They said that once you get
55:01
hired on the, either the hospital will pay for you to get
55:04
your CCRN or the flight companies will pay for the CFRN.
55:09
So personally, I'm going to wait just because I want to make sure
55:12
that I do keep that open mind while I'm in the ICU and be that
55:16
sponge that Melissa was talking about and just kind of absorb
55:19
everything and make sure that my mind's still open for when I do
55:21
get into flight. But I feel your struggles.
55:24
I feel, you know, your anxiety of going through nursing school.
55:29
But honestly, like I said earlier, this flight prep
55:33
Academy through school, through being a full time mom of working
55:36
full time, full time nursing school and a wife, like I feel
55:40
like I'm on top of the world. I feel like I can conquer
55:43
freaking anything right now. And I haven't felt like this in
55:46
a really long time. And Janessa, I really appreciate
55:48
your program and it has pushed me to be a better person, a
55:52
better mom, a better wife, a better employee, a better
55:54
nursing student and everything. So, and I'm not just saying this
55:59
just to blow smoke like it is, it's legitimate.
56:01
And I'm getting teary eyed just because it's it's awesome and
56:03
I'm grateful to be a part of teary eyed.
56:07
So I I. Really hope that you guys are
56:08
able to take take that into consideration and utilize it.
56:14
I'm getting teary eyed because our.
56:15
Last call, I don't know if you guys were on our last call, but
56:18
that's what I ended with. I just said as females, like
56:21
this is a male dominated industry and as females I don't
56:24
think we give ourselves enough permission to like be both a mom
56:27
and go for our dreams and show our kids that stuff.
56:30
We don't have to ask for permission.
56:33
Guys don't struggle with this. We do.
56:34
And so I love being able to hear like you've now given yourself
56:38
permission to like live out your dream and also be a Good Wife
56:41
and be a good mom. Like we don't have to choose.
56:45
So I love that. So thanks for sharing that, Sam
56:48
and making me cry. I don't see any other questions.
56:52
Do you guys in the chat? I don't see anything else.
56:58
What? I would love to end with is what
57:01
is either a piece of advice that you can give someone who's
57:04
wanting flight now or a piece of advice that you received that's
57:08
been really helpful for you and your journey.
57:10
And I'd love to hear from all of you guys on that as we end this.
57:18
I know that's a hard. Question I reading that
57:20
question. I didn't reading the Q and AI
57:22
didn't hear your question. I'm sorry.
57:24
Oh that's OK. What's a piece?
57:26
Of advice that has helped you up into this point, or getting into
57:29
flight, or a piece of advice that you would give someone else
57:33
who is really wanting this career.
57:36
Just do it if you. Want it bad enough it's?
57:42
Going to happen so just go ahead and do it because you're going
57:45
to regret it if you don't yeah and the.
57:48
Regret is so much harder for us people who like are doers.
57:52
Living with the regret and wondering is so harder than just
57:55
being afraid to fail and just going for it.
57:58
What? Mind, Janessa.
57:59
Full send full send full. Send.
58:03
I love it. Do it.
58:06
Cross. That mountain, get on that black
58:07
diamond snowboarding, Do it. Yeah, do the scary.
58:12
Things, yes. Were you going to say Sam?
58:17
I'm sorry, I think. I, I, we missed one of Raven's
58:19
questions about her currently working in the PCT on the PCU
58:25
and she they're wanting to know if they should transfer to the
58:27
ICU. I thought about you and what you
58:31
would ask me, like if, if I was asking that question, if I was
58:34
in your shoes, Raven, and if Janessa was talking to me, would
58:37
it benefit you to get to flight? Would that job?
58:41
Change benefit you to get into fight and that's something that
58:43
you can ask yourself either yes or no.
58:45
And if it doesn't, then stay where you're at.
58:49
And like everybody else said, just freaking do it.
58:53
Full send. Take a leap of faith.
58:56
I mean, in reality, what it's going to hurt is you're going to
59:00
lose out on $2000 if it doesn't help you.
59:02
And I, I don't think that that's what it's going to, you're going
59:05
to build a family, you're going to build your own networking and
59:08
it's going to be super beneficial.
59:10
So just do it. I love that.
59:12
Thanks. Sam Skyler and Genevieve, do you
59:16
have a piece of advice that's helpful for you or that you
59:19
could offer to any of them, I'd say.
59:22
Be the be the type of flight nurse that you want to work
59:25
with. Oh so.
59:26
Good. Yeah, yeah.
59:28
Who you, you know, you know when you go to shift and you know,
59:32
you're looking at the schedule and you're like, today's going
59:34
to be a good day. Like be that person.
59:37
Absolutely. Because if you're that.
59:39
Person. It doesn't matter who you work
59:40
with exactly, you're. Always going to bring it.
59:43
Yep, Yep. I love that.
59:46
I like that. I would say two things.
59:49
Remember, remember your why, you know, why are we doing this?
59:53
Like when things get tough and whether that's, you know, in
59:56
nursing school or in, you know, in the ERICU or in flight, why
1:00:01
are we doing this right? Because I think that helps you
1:00:05
keep going and then also. Something might be new or hard
1:00:09
for you right now, but it might not be soon.
1:00:12
Then just remember that soon is coming, yeah?
1:00:15
And I love the remember why, because for everybody who is a
1:00:20
part of this group or who wants flight, like it was placed in
1:00:23
our heart for a reason. And it's it wasn't by
1:00:26
coincidence. And so we really, I mean, I feel
1:00:28
like we owe it to ourselves to really see it all the way
1:00:30
through and to see what that is going to be like when we fully
1:00:33
can get it. The other word that comes.
1:00:37
Up is like complacency. Like complacency is comfortable.
1:00:41
We're safe there, but you don't want to look back and think
1:00:45
like, shoulda coulda, woulda. Oh my gosh, If I had just tried,
1:00:49
who knows where I would be right now?
1:00:51
Yeah, because how? Awesome.
1:00:53
Is the job, now that you're doing it, is it the best job I
1:00:55
ever had? It's more amazing than.
1:00:57
You thought it was going to be right.
1:00:59
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I love that.
1:01:02
Thank you guys so much for taking time to just be on and
1:01:05
have the conversation and just talk together.
1:01:08
I mean, this was a lot of fun. We need to do this more often.
1:01:11
So I appreciate you guys for being on and answering
1:01:14
everybody's questions. And for those of you guys who
1:01:16
came to the webinar, thank you so much for taking time to be
1:01:19
on. As always, if you guys have any
1:01:21
extra questions that we didn't cover today, please DM me.
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I answer every single one personally or you can e-mail me
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back. And I want to invite all of you
1:01:29
guys. Come join all of us inside the
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Flight Prep Academy. We have a good time.
1:01:33
We'll get you moving. We'll get you consistent.
1:01:35
We'll get you in belief, we'll get you hired.
1:01:36
So thank you guys for being on, especially my panelists.
1:01:40
And I'll see you guys on next week's call.
1:01:43
Thank you, Jenna. Thank you.
1:01:46
Bye, everybody. Bye.
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