Sometimes, life’s most profound lessons come wrapped in the trials we’d never choose. My guest on the latest Lean Out Podcast episode is one I've admired for several years... even more in recent times. I've observed with eyes wide open as she placed boundary after boundary and dialed her …
The Perfection Trap
(Note: If you'd like to listen to this in podcast form, scroll to the bottom!) It's November, and that means the holidays are coming up! It's as good of time as any to talk about perfection and comparison – especially at this time of year when there can be lots of pressure at work and home to, …
What Is Confidence, and How to Get It
(To listen to this article in podcast form, scroll to the bottom!) It's ubiquitous. No, not confidence... the desire for confidence. When I ask clients, prospective clients, friends and colleagues what they want, their answer is almost always confidence. It comes up so frequently. …
Lean Out Podcast: Lean Practice with Mitra Sadhu
In 2005, after spending countless hours working "inefficiently" (in his words) at large law firms, my husband struck out as an independent patent attorney. Taking his few clients, he started his own firm with a vision of a low-overhead, micro-practice model. Over 20 years later, he still practices …
A Dream That Made Me Question My Path
(Note: If you'd rather listen to this article as a podcast, click here.) Last night I had this dream. I was attending a conference with some of my other doctor blogger/coach/entrepreneur friends, and the scene turned into my classic “anxiety dream”: I had to be somewhere, had to meet some …
How to Deal With Haters
When I was in residency, I became sick and didn't know why. One of the manifestations of this was a problem with my reproductive system, and after some lab work, the specialist told me my infertility issues and hormonal imbalances were stress-induced. So before I even knew what was really wrong with …