Our thoughts drive every action (or inaction) and result. Have you taken an inventory of your thoughts? Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset , is a fantastic book to get you started on the frame work in which you think everyday.
Read MoreAccountability - It's Not You, It's Me
Accountability partner.
It’s such a hot phrase in leadership and personal development. In careers. In fitness.
Turns out, partnerships are often doomed at the start. Let me explain…
Read MoreThe Edge of the Dock
Standing on the edge of the dock you may find trepidation of the uncertainty below the surface, fear of the height of the fall and the shock as the water encompasses you whole, excitement at the thrill of falling into the unknown.
I love standing at the edge of the dock, but even more, I love jumping in.
Read MoreCelebrating Freedom to Choice on the 4th of July
I always find myself reflecting on the history of this country on the 4th. Thinking of my grandfather, uncles and other family and friends who have served and sacrificed for this country. For Freedom.
So, this 4th of July, I want to talk about the definition of freedom.
Read MoreGoal Shame No More
Have you ever shied away from telling someone a goal, dream or passion of yours? Almost as though you feel ashamed by your own ambition? I have.
No longer. It is time to be proud and lean into those dreams. Does this make you uncomfortable or just a little afraid? Good!
Change comes at the edge of our comfort zones.
Read MoreChoosing a 'Luxurious' Mindset
If you enter your mind as though you are entering a house, what is your reaction? Is it a sense of chaos and stress, or is it luxurious like a peaceful resort? Can you choose? Have you ever tried?
Read MoreNetworking: Needless or Necessity?
I admit, I used to be the worst at this. Networking appeared to be artificial, forced conversations that this introvert had no interest in being a part of. I did not get it. What was the big deal? I have my family, my friends, my colleagues. That is all I need, right?
Read MoreThe Past, Present & Future of ParagonFire
The first time I remember writing something intentionally, entirely because I wanted to, it was a “report” on a giant clam. And by report, I mean a complete word-for-word-copy of the encyclopedia entry.
Read MoreBook Review: Girl, Wash Your Face
Refreshing, funny, vulnerable and full of great advice for women everywhere. Girl, Wash Your Face feels like you are chatting with a great friend, sharing life stories and dropping wisdom that is as unexpected as it is deep.
Read MoreDo What Is Hard
Great joy, excitement and satisfaction in life do not come from easily accomplished tasks. They come from doing what is hard to achieve a goal. That is the glory of climbing the mountain, the view from the top is tremendously more beautiful because of the work it took to get there.
Read MoreHow Friendships, French Roast & Fear of Fracture Changed My Life
Every time I go for a long walk or a run, I wonder briefly if today is the day my hip will break. Literally.
Read MoreOvercoming Overwhelm - The Power of a Mental Dump
Instead, my mind was racing so fast it felt like a race car moving too fast to make the turn. Feeling the forces pull you straightforward as you fight to turn the wheel and correct the course. Veering slightly up onto two wheels, sensing the impending doom of the crash that hasn't yet happened yet. The race of feeling overwhelmed.
Read MoreA Book I Think Everyone, Child or Adult, Should Have
"Life might have its failures, but this was not it. The only true failure can come if you quit."
If that isn't a life lesson of resiliency & failing forward in the midst of those who will laugh at the dreamers, I do not know what is.
Buy the book. Share the book. You will not regret it.
Read MoreAre You an Ugly Duckling or a Swan?
Childhood stories are a treasure trove of adult lessons in leadership and personal development. The story of the ugly duckling forces us to think of how we define our identity.
Don't be an ugly duckling.
Read MoreThe Art of the Ask
There is something difficult we must talk about. Something no one really likes to admit. A fear many of us face. What is this treacherous topic?
Asking for help.
Read MoreWhen You Asked "How Are You?" Did You REALLY Mean It?
Such a simple question, often as overlooked as saying hello. Sadly, this question needs to be asked deeply, with the intent to listen the answer. Particularly in medicine.
Read MoreMay Your Bucket Be As Full As Your Basket
It can be easy to feel that our buckets get constantly emptied by the demands of life. At times, it can be hard find the time and space to refill that bucket - wouldn't it be so nice if we could refill our own buckets, as easily as we can fill basket full of chocolate & jellybeans?
Read MoreDo Doctors Really Celebrate on National Doctors’ Day?
As a doctor, do I actually celebrate Doctors’ Day? Do I think I should be celebrated and honored for my work? My service? My sacrifices?
I spent more time than I would like to admit thinking about this post. Thinking about what this day actually means to me. As I contemplate Doctors’ Day, I cannot help but think back to how I appreciate the OTHER doctors in my life.
Read MoreName Your B.A.D.
No one wants to be laughed at or dream in a way that seems so far fetched it is impossible. Yet, the line stayed with me. I pondered over it and let it was over my mind like waves on a beach. Repetitive, simple, yet just as a water can erode rock, the thought took on more meaning.
Read MoreCheers to Burr Holes and Women Physicians
Today is National Women Physicians Day. It is a day that is full of inspiring stories of the trailblazing women who are the reason I was able to attend medical school, the women who demonstrated bravery and courage to raise their hand, be heard and make many of the discoveries that have laid the foundation for medicine as we know it today.
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