physicians

What Will be Your Legacy as a Physician?

I’ve heard some physicians wonder out loud if they’re career has been “wasted” – either because they were on a path that wasn’t a good fit, or they spent years focusing on accumulating and worrying, rather than on contributing and enjoying.  The question is one of personal value:  am I measuring up? And by whose [...]

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Physicians “Falling Down” – doesn’t have to be the case

Last week the New York Times ran an article on professions that are “falling down” and noted that physicians are among this group (along with lawyers) who are experiencing a loss of professional luster. “In the days when a successful career was built on a number of tacitly recognized pillars — outsize pay, long-term security, [...]

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Doctor, Is it Time for You to Take a Sabbatical?

Imagine this: spending a year in southern France writing that book that’s been rolling around in your head; spending nine months completing a certificate program in acupuncture and Chinese medicine; volunteering with Doctors Without Borders and providing medical services in Indonesia; traveling around the world in 80 days with your spouse and children; staying home [...]

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What Inspires Doctors to Step Into Their Full Potential?

If there is one thing that consistently inspires me it is the vision of a solitary figure emerging from their personal shadow of “holding back” and stepping into their full power. Not only does that give them authentic charisma, but their act of fully expressing their natural gifts in turn moves and inspires those around [...]

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