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If You Want It, Go Out and Get It
by Barbara Boyle, RN, CLNC
Vickie, thank you so much for speaking out with passion for our professional
evolution. I also thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting all of "you" into
your course.
I resigned from my clinical position on January 13. It was time for me to go
to the next level of professional practice. I was deeply committed to succeeding
in my next adventure. I ordered your CLNC® Certification Program the next
day and finished it on February 4. I consulted on my first case for a listserv
member as a freebie to test my legal nurse consultant skills on February 10 and took the certification
exam on February 24.
On February 25, on a hunch, I called the local DA's office about an arrest
I'd seen in the paper. I consulted with her on the phone and gave her a
three-page "what to do next" note, again for free just to get exposure.
She was so impressed, she asked for my resume and fee schedule. I called because
you repeatedly said, "Go out and get the business; make the call."
I started calling the attorneys I had sent my introduction letter to and got
my first paying case from one of them on March 17. Again, I called because you
were there in my mind saying, "Nobody but you is responsible for your success.
If you want it, go out and get it."
It is a credit to you as a mentor and motivator that I pursue this new dimension
of nursing. Thank you so much for helping to make it possible and for keeping
the light burning strong and hot. I wanted you to know what a difference you
have made for me as a person and as a committed RN.
  
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"I called because you were there in my mind saying, ‘Nobody but you is responsible for your success. If you want it, go out and get it.'"
"Thank you so much... for keeping the light burning strong and hot."
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