“The Hospital Will Not Love You Back.”
–Vagabond MD
During a physician meeting, one of my partners began talking about physician satisfaction. He said it in a very matter-of-fact way. He spoke about how our current way of doing things affected physician satisfaction. As he spoke, I beg...
“Discomfort is the currency of your dreams.”
--Brooke Castillo
According to Google, comfort is a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint. Just reading that makes me feel more relaxed. Comfort is quiet, warm, and cozy. It is security and the sense that everything ...
“When I argue with reality, I lose—but only 100% of the time.”
—Byron Katie
Control is an illusion. We all know that to be true. We can be diligent about planning, coordinating, and scheduling and even leave a margin for error. And sometimes, despite our best efforts, things don’t...
You can’t read the label from inside the jar.
I never saw myself as an athlete. Little League was an indisputable disaster, and my confidence was shaken. I did have a barbell and a bench and started lifting weights as a teenager. It wasn’t a regular hobby, but I enjoyed it. The weightli...
“Life does not change if you only modify the content,
your life will change if you will dare to alter the context.”
–Santosh Kalwar
Have you heard the commencement speech given by David Foster Wallace, called This Is Water? I hadn’t. It isn’t your typical commencement speech filled w...
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is a story? When I think of a story, I think of a fairy tale. An imaginary account that has been concocted for entertainment. It may also serve to teach a lesson or prevent ha...
“Once you accept your flaws, no one can use them against you.”
Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones
I like to tell the story about the evening I met my wife. We were out to dinner with a group of people, and she was sitting across the table from me. After a friend made an annoying com...
“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.”
―Les Brown
We ask our children to wonder and dream, and they do.
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
- If you could be a superher ...
“Life is about taking chances, trying new things, having fun, making mistakes, and learning from it.”
―Unknown
As I settled into the new identity of physician coach, I struggled to find ways to express my thoughts and ideas. I know most people are captivated by audio and video, but I was...
“There is a lie that acts like a virus within the mind of humanity. And that lie is, ‘There’s not enough good to go around. There’s lack and there’s limitation and there’s just not enough.’
The truth is that there’s more than enough good to go around. There is more than enough creative idea...
“Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don’t, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just prom...
“Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.”
—Eckhart Tolle
I have always been a worrier. When I was eight years old, I received a set of Guatemalan worry dolls. They were tiny woven figures that fit in a small, wooden decorative box. Before going to bed, yo...