It's yet again the season for giving thanks and giving gifts. Winter is pretty much here; the pines are covered with a little shelf of white, and the road to our homestead will soon be passable with tracked vehicles only. It truly is a winter wonderland, and even though it's cold, we still get out …
Lean Out Podcast: Experimentation with Errin Weisman
Lots of people eschew the idea of work-life balance. It's unattainable, it's a construct, etc. But truly, "balance" is highly individual and is constantly changing - the part that people can't get their heads around. It's not like there is some pot-of-gold endpoint we're moving toward; based on your …
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Lean Out Podcast: Gratitude with Mary Leung
I recorded this episode with Dr. Mary Leung, a hematologist/oncologist and life coach to physicians, a few weeks ago. I knew I would call it "gratitude" after our conversation. And here it comes in the queue, right on time for Thanksgiving week!There's never a "time for gratitude"; the best time to …
Lean Out Podcast: Intensity with Stella de la Vega
One day, I was listening to a favorite podcast when my ears perked up: this woman physician was talking about participating in long distance, multi-day sailing races. She described the intensity of working in close quarters with team members, leaning into the constant uncertainty, and the skill of …
Lean Out Podcast: Conviction with SC Gutierrez
Making $23,000 a year just out of school, Sarah Catherine (SC) Gutierrez was approached by mortgage brokers about buying a $250,000 house. She almost fell for it. This was 2008 😳, and luckily her dad talked some sense into her. This experience, among others during that tumultuous time, gave …
Lean Out Podcast: Courage with Susie Sharpe
Have you ever felt like you picked the wrong career? Like you had a passion you did not honor and chose your professional path for another reason (certainty, security, expectations of others...)?My guest on the Lean Out Podcast today had always wanted to be an artist. At age 16, she and her family …