Justyce Foss

I would say simplicity is key. Happiness is a variable. Joy is a choice. When you decide every day that you just want to be joyous in your decisions, it will naturally take you where you want to go. I think there's just so many pressures in life of timelines and achievements, and all of that doesn't matter when you finally stop and you think, what the heck did I even do yesterday? But when you choose joy, it's hard not to see the good in everything. You're overwhelmed with said things, and life just naturally unfolds for you.

I think one of the biggest challenges is the creativity that it takes to maintain compliance of this specific field, but also human connection. I think that it can get very robotic, the expectations of taking care of people, as well as making sure we are maintaining Medicare's compliance of how things should go. But I think the biggest opportunity is having a leader, or being in a management team that really is all on the same page as far as everybody having a task or a role in this field to create a well-oiled machine. When we're on our A-game and we're working together and helping one another out, we create opportunities for positions that we didn't even know we could make, or would need, or can tap into to have people progress in situations where maybe there wouldn't normally be a promotion, or recognition, or acknowledgement. It's a field that's never going to die - people are always going to need assistance to this degree. But highlighting a lot of the tasks and teamwork that it takes to make that work just creates opportunities for growth across the board. A housekeeper doesn't just have to stay a housekeeper, an STNA doesn't just have to stay an STNA. A nurse doesn't just have to stay an LPN. And just with a supportive team, you can wear multiple hats in one place.

A quote I live by, for myself at home and at work is, be whom you needed. I think that we spend a lot of time judging people for the choices that they make without really exploring the options that they had. It really boils down to exactly that, just being who you needed. Not everyone needs direction or correction. Some of us just need an ear, some of us just need someone to understand. And some of us just need a hug. And so, really just self-reflecting with anyone I encounter, it's just what I really strive and try to live by every day.