While you may be feeling mired in the day to day pressures of meeting documentation and regulation requirements along with meeting the variety of patient and institutional/organizational needs, spending time contemplating and writing about a better future may be helpful. While feeling like you’re always in a rush contributes to burnout for physicians and nurses, it’s worth it…

While you may be feeling mired in the day to day pressures of meeting documentation and regulation requirements along with meeting the variety of patient and institutional/organizational needs, spending time contemplating and writing about a better future may be helpful. While feeling like you’re always in a rush contributes to burnout for physicians and nurses, it’s worth it…

What motivates you? Recently, I read an article about  a theory relating to human motivation, personality and optimal functioning. Self Determination Theory is based on research and developed by Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan. The hypothesis is that people have three basic psychological needs which are: competence – the desire for mastery, relatedness – desire for…

Tax season arouses our awareness of not only what we earned and owe for the last year, but also our worth in general. With the continual decrease in Medicare reimbursements, you may be feeling a bit demoralized. Upward pressure to produce RVUs and downward reimbursements feel like a mismatch as it relates to your value. Low…

Tax season arouses our awareness of not only what we earned and owe for the last year, but also our worth in general. With the continual decrease in Medicare reimbursements, you may be feeling a bit demoralized. Upward pressure to produce RVUs and downward reimbursements feel like a mismatch as it relates to your value. Low…

While the natural world is renewing itself physically, the holidays at this time of year are reminding us to involve ourselves in spiritual renewal. In this article, the concept of “spiritual” goes beyond its relationship to religion and includes the idea of connection to deeply held values and to a purpose beyond your self-interest. This type of spiritual…