Sep
03
2008
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 […]
Jan
13
2008
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, impressive […]
Oct
12
2007
Imagine this: spending a year in southern France writing that book that’s been rolling around […]
Aug
01
2007
If there is one thing that consistently inspires me it is the vision of a solitary figure emerging from their personal shadow of […]