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Navigating Resistance: A Path to Inner Peace and Greater Productivity
The Oxford Dictionary defines resistance as the refusal to accept or comply with something. In Star Trek, when the Borg prepares to assimilate a ship it declares, “Resistance is futile”, meaning the ship has no chance of escape.
In coaching, resistance has a different connotation and is readily escapable, but takes some mental effort. It’s not an attack from without, it’s an attack from within when your mind refuses to accept the reality of the situation that you’re in.
Apply the Six Influencers to Cultivate Gratitude for a Heartfelt Holiday
Tomorrow is the Thanksgiving Holiday here in the United States. This holiday is fraught with historical and cultural difficulties. It also can be very personally problematic for those whose family engages in drama and conflict. However, being in gratitude is a beautiful, calming, and energizing state. So it is worth dedicating time to appreciate the people, places, conditions, and experiences that fill you with gratitude.
Six Key Influencers of Performance in Your Life: A Comprehensive Guide
In the beginning is awareness. Awareness is at the root of all intentional efforts we take to improve our lives. Without awareness, we are stumbling around in the dark, wondering why we either get lost or keep bumping into things. Therefore, I encourage you to peruse this text and contemplate the potential awareness you can acquire.
Abandon Every Tired or Painful Inner Script for a Happier Life
Humans have an inherent impulse and ability to teach, learn, and entertain through stories. We also naturally create internal narratives with our inner dialogue. It’s valuable to notice these internal stories to see if they serve us in creating the life we want or block us from believing it’s possible.
Honoring Grief's Season: A Guide to Embracing and Releasing Loss
This year I have become reacquainted with grief. Grief is not anyone’s idea of a desired companion. And yet, to be alive, to be in the world, to love, is to inevitably invite grief into your life. Grief is an interesting emotion. Unlike some which blaze and extinguish, grief rolls in and out like the tide, catching you off guard when you take your eye off it, it can slap you to the shore when a rogue wave hits you, unsuspecting and unprepared.
Learn to Round on Yourself
You already know how to round on patients. Now you need to learn how to round on yourself. Self awareness is critical to your health and effectiveness as a physician. Your physical, emotional and mental health.
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