(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: Reinvention with Sharon McLaughlin
How often do you reinvent yourself? It doesn't have to be a huge, sweeping change. Reinvention can look like taking stock of what you want and making small moves towards being the person you want to be. My guest on the Lean Out Podcast is Sharon McLaughlin. Sharon is a plastic surgeon …
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Key Things I’ve Learned in 50 Years on This Earth
Recently, I celebrated a milestone birthday. I turned 50. The day came and went without much fanfare, really. And that’s just fine with me. SASH MOTS I remember rounding on patients in the thoracic ICU as an intern. Sometimes, days would go by and not much would happen with patients. …
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 …
Lean Out Podcast: Vision with Sara Workman
Did you set a vision for your work-life balance from an early age? How has it changed? How did it morph over the years of your adult life? My dad was my role model for what work was "supposed" to look like. I think I envisioned being pretty similar to him, and boy am I different now! My most …
How to Deal With Impostor Syndrome
How impostor syndrome came up for me recently, and what I did to deal with it I pulled up to the big hospital near downtown in the dark of the early morning. Six police cars surrounded the yellow-taped entrance to the ER. After parking, I filed through the main entrance. This involved a bag …