White Coat Life Coach Podcast: Recent Episodes
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An academic physician and certified life coach's guide to loving your job and beating burnout. Episodes are short, action-oriented, and ideal for listening during your commute.
Getting over your inbox woes - an in-depth look at why and how. Recourses cited in the podcast:
https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ama-steps-forward/practice-innovation-strategies-ehr-improvements
https://efficiency.epic.com/
We take a look at the types of situations that can spark some workplace FOMO, and what to do about it.
We all deserve a treat from time to time. Here's how to choose a a real treat and spot the imposters.
It's that time of year where there's so much temptation to procrastinate. We take a closer look, and it might surprise you.
The WCLC podcast is going on a short hiatus. In the meantime, we're still taking coaching clients and have added an option for podcast topic requests. If you're interested in a free session to see if coaching is for you, please visit https://www.whitecoatlifecoach.com/schedule-a-free-consult. If you'd like to submit a podcast topic request, please visit https://www.whitecoatlifecoach.com/podcasttopicrequest. Enjoy the rest of your summer and I will see you in the fall!
How to figure out what's truly important to you, even when it seems like you just don't know.
Have you ever found yourself thinking, "I just need to get through this and then things will be better?" We take a look at what that's creating for you, and how to revise your thinking.
As much as we wish every patient interaction was happy and comfortable on both sides, it doesn't always work out that way. We take a look at why this can happen, and how to clean up your own emotions when it does.
The way we measure our efforts and accomplishments has everything to do with how we look at things, and how we choose to think about them.
A look at how you can handle things when you feel like your compensation is not keeping up with your effort.
An exercise in demonstrating how to notice the small wins, and why it's important to celebrate them.
No one likes having to eat crow, but maybe you can turn the experience into something better.
The 3rd and final episode in this series, we explore what it can be like when you're not certain you delivered the best care.
About half of us will be named in a lawsuit this at some point in our careers. In this episode, we start looking at the different ways we can control that experience, if or when it happens.
*I don't, of course. But some days it just feels like the universe is out to get you. What to do when you just can't shake it off.
Why it's so important to just get those menial tasks done, and what's preventing you from doing it
We take a look at what the driving force(s) might be when someone seems intent on stoking discontent.
Why do we downgrade our achievements? What are we trying to create (and what are we actually creating) when we do this?
We take a look at why it might not be helping you if you trying to tell yourself bad things happen for a reason, and some approaches that will like serve you better.
I don't do New Year's resolutions. Here's why, and how to make better goals for self-improvement.
We take a look at two related behaviors that are unwinnable traps - and how to start learning to ditch them.
Strategies for making your experience more pleasant when you are interacting with others in a supervisory capacity.
Taking a look at what comparisons create for us and how to make them work for you, not against you.
Ever have one of those things that seems like just too much bother to figure out? Here's why you do want to put the work in, and how.
Have you ever felt a little awkward sharing your pride in your accomplishments, or giving yourself credit? Here are some reasons why that may be
Sometimes, people are just going to be wrong about you. Here's how to make that easier to accept.
Have you ever thought that you are the right doctor for a certain patient? How about that you are not the right doctor? We take a look at why this happens and what it creates for you.
Having a hard time achieving the success you want? Here are some possible reasons why, and options for solutions
Exploring the difference between these three feelings and what they are creating for you.
Solutions for dealing with the electronic noise that comes with being a doctor, but feels like it does nothing to help you or your patients
Know those things that you know you want done, but you just don't feel like doing? We discuss way of beating inertia - without resorting to willpower
If you think you could be better at creating and enforcing boundaries, you're not alone. We explore why many boundaries don't work, and how to make them better.
Think there's a villain in your life? Here's what that belief might be creating for you.
What are your thoughts about the roles of non-physician providers in healthcare? What is this creating for you?
Good time management doesn't come from following a certain protocol. Here's how to figure out what skills and strategies will work best for you.
We tell other people not to judge themselves, so why do we continue to do it ourselves? We break down why this happens, what it creates for you, and how to break away from this habit.
Forget the obvious answers. We take an in depth look at what makes you hate call and your pager, and what you can do about it.
Looking at the difference between mentoring and coaching, and which to choose for which situations.
Looking at what you create for yourself when you're stuck believing that reality is wrong.
How to recognize that everything you feel is of your own creation, and why this is important
We're not going to talk about the importance of sleep or its impact on you - we're looking at what keeps you from sleeping and why. It's probably not what you think it is!
Some tools to use when it seems you have no option other than to perform tasks that could be done by support staff.
How to redirect your energy away from hating something you're going to do anyway and toward getting it done quickly and well.
In this episode, we review some examples of how thoughts drive feelings and actions, and what that can look like in terms of results.
Recognizing your agency over your own actions changes your view about what you do any why.
We explore how 3 people approached the same situation in very different ways, and how they created different experiences for themselves.