“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...
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
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I stumbled upon the Financial Independence Retirement Early (FIRE) movement when I was extremely frustrated with medicine. Retirement seemed like the best solution for my physician...
“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...
“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...
“If you have integrity, nothing else matters.
If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.”
–Harvey Mackay
Here are some words I never imagined saying: I recently attended a conference for entrepreneurs. I was surrounded...
This August, I gave myself one job: Do nothing. My goal was to rest, rejuvenate and relax. I have spent so much of my life hustling and achieving that a much-needed rest was undoubtedly in order. And guess what happened? I failed. ...
“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...
What is this self inside us, this silent observer,
Severe and speechless critic , who can terrorize us
And urge us on to futile activity
And in the end, judge us still more severely
For the errors into which his own reproaches drove us?
--T. S. Eliot, The Elder...
Foreboding Joy. I didn’t make it up. I had never even heard of foreboding joy until I read Daring Greatly by Brené Brown. If you haven’t read Daring Greatly, stop what you are doing and get a copy. It is a fantastic...
“There” is no better than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here,” you will simply obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.”
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People pleasers are liars.
The first time I heard that phrase, I was a bit shocked. As a native New Yorker, I have a rather direct manner of speaking, and it feels more natural to just “say it like it is.” My words are often a little...
Balance does not mean that everything gets equal weighting all the time
One of the biggest struggles of my adult life has been the elusive idea of work-life balance. It seems like a simple concept. First, determine your priorities. Then, live your...