As a doctor, I've learned the importance and value of listening.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Listening is the essence of anything.
Sometimes listening is of greater value than speaking.
I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that I could stop it. But it made me observant. That was helpful when I became a lawyer, because I knew how to read people's signals.
I've learnt to listen. I don't think I always did listen.
Practicing medicine is not only my vocation, it gives me an opportunity to continue to be in direct contact with people, to see them and hear their needs.
I am a good listener. I think that came from my schooling.
I love radio, and I haven't done it - other than the actual 'Doctor Who' - for so long now. It takes a different kind of discipline and a different kind of enjoyment, really.
I've learnt some important lessons: I never rely on the opinion of one doctor alone. I do my own research; I read up and am ready with questions I need answered.