America, running along the Great Wall a child she was always looking to fix up
of China (of course, who would think
wounds, real or imaginary.
of walking it!)
When she was 16 her family moved to
Desi uses her love of sports to stay fit,
the UK to provide her the best chance
revitalized and as her down time. She
of getting into medical school.
loves bringing people together and
Once there, she sat her final school
exercise enables her to achieve this.
exams and got excellent results. Despite
Being outside provides her a natural
high – this is what she uses to maintain this, she wasn’t offered a place at any of
the Medical Schools so Desi decided
her vitality and switch off from work.
to take things into her own hands. She
discovered who the Medical Deans of
Participating in regular exercise keeps
several Medical Schools were and then
our brain healthy and primes it to be
made an appointment to meet them, on
in a state of being “ready to learn”.
her own terms. One was a dentist, so
Learning involves a complexity of
paying attention, retaining information, she made herself a dental appointment
as a new patient! Another worked in a
consolidating and transferring data
Pathology lab, so she took herself off to
to our long-term data banks and then
find the lab where he worked. Of the
being able to recall it.
three Deans she met, all three offered
her an interview and she accepted a
In business staying in the “learning
state” is essential to not only keep up to place at The Royal Free Hospital.
date but to have the mental flexibility
to deal with change, make appropriate Having tenacity in any business is a
critical value for success. Desi has never
decisions and access important
accepted “No” for an answer if the
memories and known associations.
cause is something she believes is worth
fighting for.
So if you find yourself struggling to
come up with new ideas, being able
Knowing what we stand for, who we
to focus on what matters or remember
those crucial items, start your working are and being comfortable in our own
skin helps to keep us in a positive mood
day with a 20-30 minute session of
and motivates us to continue in the
aerobic exercise.
pursuit of our dreams and goals.
A TERRIER LIKE HOLD ON
TENACITY.
Desi said she knew she always wanted
to be a doctor from the age of three! As
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GLOSS JUNE 2015
Tenacity is a common trait of many
successful people. They have the right
balance of knowing how long to keep
going, and when to let go.