Question: Have there ever been moments that have motivated you to do better and has there ever been when you think you should do better?

William Tolmie answered on 27 May 2025:

Hi,

Yes for sure there has been moments that have made me more motivated and also moments when I reflect on a task I maybe didn’t do so well.

One example would be when I was helping out on a task to buy new heart rate monitors for the Heart Hospital in Bristol. I was fairly new to the job and got quite a lot of responsibility, therefore, understandably, was quite nervous. These nerves kept me on my toes but my lack of experience meant that I missed asking a group of staff what they would want from the heart rate monitors.

Getting everyones input is really important in this task, so whilst it didn’t make a huge difference, it motivated me to pay really close attention to how the devices we buy impact everyones jobs, as well as being careful to translate their needs into functions of a device.