The best clinicians I have ever met all have one thing in common. It isn’t IQ. It isn’t where they went to school. It isn’t their GPA. It’s curiosity. About 10 years ago, I spent several years traveling the United States teaching live courses. I became fascinated by one question: What actually makes someone exceptional at this profession? So I started watching people when they thought I wasn’t paying attention. I wasn’t looking for the clinician who could quote the most research. I was looking for the clinician who could consistently get people out of pain immediately and help them recover the fastest. Over time, I noticed a small subset in nearly every course. They had to know the answer. Not because they were preparing for an exam. Not because they wanted to impress anyone. They simply couldn’t let the problem go until they figured it out. After talking with these clinicians, I realized they were all lifelong learners. They weren’t loyal to one technique. They had learned PRRT. They had learned TMR. They learned my methods. They studied anything that might help the patient in front of them. Over a 10-year period, I watched these clinicians accumulate the clinical skills and pattern recognition that many people never develop in an entire 30- or 40-year career. It wasn’t intelligence. It was relentless curiosity combined with an obsessive drive to understand why. The good news? Curiosity isn’t something you’re born with. It’s a choice. If you stay curious long enough, you’ll eventually see patterns that other people never notice. Comment “clinical” below, and I’ll DM you more information about my Clinical Mentorship.