We all need to improvise
One Powerful Lesson Nursing School Taught Me: How to Improvise Yes, how to improvise, and it’s a skill I’ll never take for granted. So, what does it really mean to improvise? To improvise means to create, solve, or act using whatever is available—especially when things don’t go as planned. It’s the ability to keep moving forward, even when the path looks uncertain. This lesson goes far beyond the four walls of a classroom. It’s something we can all apply in everyday life. Too often, we wait. We wait for the perfect time, the perfect resources, the perfect opportunity before we chase that dream, start that project, or take the next step. But if you keep waiting for everything to be “just right,” you might end up stuck. Here’s the truth: things won’t always go as planned—but that’s exactly when improvisation becomes your superpower. So today, dust off those goals, plans, and dreams you’ve put on hold. Use what you have, where you are. Start small if you need to. Take one step. You’l...