{"id":7782,"date":"2023-09-23T14:56:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T18:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/?p=7782"},"modified":"2023-09-23T14:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T18:56:06","slug":"should-i-be-an-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/should-i-be-an-ot\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Be an OT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Should I be an OT?<\/p>\n

Should I be an OT or an OTA?<\/p>\n

Are there enough OT jobs?<\/p>\n

Is OT a good career choice?<\/p>\n

I see this type of question from students all over social media and thought the beginning of the academic year was a good time to share some advice John F. Kennedy gave to a young Leonard Nimoy.<\/p>\n

Leonard Nimoy was driving a cab while trying to launch his acting career when he picked up John F. Kennedy. At the time, Kennedy was also at the beginning of his career and serving as a Massachusetts state senator. The two had a conversation about life and careers and Kennedy gave this advice to Nimoy.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s lots of competition in your business, much like mine.
\nJust remember, there is always room for one more good one.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This simple piece of advice really resonated with me: there is always room for one more good one!<\/p>\n

So, if you are passionate about helping people live their fullest life and working collaboratively to eliminate barriers in a clinical setting, then go for a career in occupational therapy and commit to being a good one.<\/p>\n

Part of that will take time. I never would have guessed when I picked OT that I would write a book that would be used by thousands of OTs and their patients. But here are 10 actions that helped me be a good OT and then a good author of OT resources:<\/p>\n