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 …
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 people, but …
