How to be a Medical Hustler

At face value the word “Hustler” and medicine don’t seem compatible. Many may ask “what is a hustler?” and a quick Google search might make you believe it’s a gangsta/drug-dealer/con-artist. However, the true meaning of a “hustler” is far different.

The Hustler over at mindofahustler.com defines a hustler as someone who has the following characteristics:

• Hunger – Not in the literal sense (every one needs food and ThugMed always recommends a top quality diet). Instead it’s about hunger for knowledge, self-improvement and your passions. This hunger becomes the motivating power to propel you to success. If you lose your hunger you’ll get eaten by someone who’s hungrier.

• State of Mind – Anything is possible. That’s a powerful sentence that has been shrouded in cheesiness, but try to put that aside. If you don’t believe something is possible, you won’t achieve it. If you at least believe it, you give yourself a chance to make it happen. In a field like medicine, this attitude will set you apart. You’ll be the one advancing medicine. I’ll say it again; anything is possible.

• Plan – Set yourself an ultimate goal. Don’t worry if you can’t see how it will come about, just set the goal and take baby steps. Fake-hustlers will fall along the way, but true hustlers keep their eye on the prize.

Ultimately a hustler can be defined by this equation:

Motivation + Plan + Focus = Hustler

So how does this apply to med school? Here are the ThugMed Hustlin’ tips:

Get Hungry – Medicine is a huge field, find an area that makes you hungry and go after it.

Never accept “No” – a medical hustler sees opportunity even in the face of adversity. Things don’t always work out the way you expected.

Clear Vision – I won’t stop till I’m at the top of the medical field and creating dramatically positive results for my patients. I also visualise sippin’ Cristal on a Gulfstream 500 flying to a medical conference which I am hosting in a city where I’m building a hospital. When I tell this to people they laugh and ask me “how?”. I respond with “I don’t know”. In order to reach a goal, you don’t have to know every step along the way, just focus on moving in the right direction. If you believe it’s possible, somehow things always fall into place.

Being a medical hustler isn’t a skill that’s taught at medical school but it’s a code to success. You may face resistance when implementing these strategies but that’s just part of the process. If you have questions about how to implement this in your career just post a comment or send us an e-mail.

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