Joy Kong, MD spent years chasing status before realizing her purpose was in medicine. She sees being a physician as the ideal way to reduce suffering and help people become healthier and happier.
I'm going to ask you the million-dollar question. What do you think your purpose is? Because I think everybody wants to know that, why they're here. And I think most people are chasing accolades and status, titles. They're not chasing purpose and significance. Clearly you've sacrificed a lot to get where you are. Are you living in your purpose now by doing what you do? Absolutely. Lucky me.
God, am I lucky, because at one point I wasn't. I mean, a lot of times I wasn't. I, I didn't know what my purpose was, but then I found Thank God I found the profession of medicine. I can't think of any other, any better profession than doing something day in and day out to make people suffer less and allow them to reach greater within themselves. So healthier, happier. That really is my purpose. So my purpose is to make the world a happier place.
