Early on in my nursing career I had a nurse mentor who cautioned me about becoming a "one trick pony". She explained the importance of remaining a competent generalist while achiving expert status in specialities. With this in mind, I have strategically guided my clinical and academic experience to expose me to learning things that were out of my comfort level. In doing so, I learned the most meaningful things from my peers, students and patients. Learning is a life long experience. We can always learn something from someoneleses' lived experience.
