The stakes are high in healthcare, which leads many providers to have a perfectionistic attitude, a desire to not miss anything and to review the day with a critical eye. These are admirable qualities and help to keep your patients safe. And, they can also lead to doubting yourself and feeling like you are ineffective,…
Growth Mindset to Overcome Burnout
Perhaps, it’s springtime and seeing all the growth around me, but the theme of growth mindset emerged again for me recently. I had what felt like a challenging experience as a leader of a meeting and wanted to hang my head for not having everything in place. Later, doing some reading I was reminded of Growth…
Establish Clear Boundaries
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed, not sure of where to begin with concerns of and for patients, others and work. What about you? Your training to always put the patient first, may have pushed your self-awareness back so far that you no longer know what is important to you. Fatigue and a low sense of…
3 ?s, to Review and Plan for the New
Look Back with Appreciation and Forward with Anticipation Start the New Year with a renewed appreciation of where you have been and where you want to go. The beginning of a New Year often leads one to reflect a bit on what came before and think about the future. With busy healthcare practices there may…
Gratitude, for more than Thanksgiving Day
Gratitude is one of the most effective boosters for Positivity. Just the other day, I was speaking with a colleague and discussing how being in healthcare we’re often working with the people who are vulnerable. This can be overwhelming. It leads providers to want to numb themselves, usually this is not a conscious choice, and may…
Self-Driving Cars and Being Present
Recently, I was reminded as to why driverless cars will be so valuable to us. I was backing out of my garage and then “thwack”, I hit my husband’s car. I knew it was there, somewhere, but having backed out at least a thousand times before, and being distracted by all that I needed to…
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