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A recent report by Medscape shows the staggering statistics of physician burnout in the United States. While it's easy to point to the pandemic as the root cause, 79% of the physicians surveyed in this study report that their burnout began before the pandemic.
Gratitude gets a lot of attention these days. Hopefully, you’re at least somewhat familiar with the benefits of a gratitude practice. It helps train your brain to notice and appreciate the little things in life and, in doing so, shifts your life experience tremendously. Gratitude can...
Have you ever stopped to consider for just a moment how important you are?
Think about it. How many people depend on you? For big things and for small things - you are important to the people around you.
You are an asset.
An 'asset' is an item of intrinsic value. And, because of that...
Language matters, perhaps more than you might realize. Take, for example, the scenario you’re running late to meet a friend. When you arrive, you say one of two things
“I’m sorry I was late.” vs. “Thanks for your patience.”
One signals to...
Friends, happy (almost) spring. I don't know about you, but it feels exceptionally profound this year.
We've been through a lot.
When the pandemic hit, we all changed more in about 48 hours than we changed in entire years prior to that. It wasn't easy. We all went through our own personal...
I came across this excellent metaphor this week, and I have to share it.
You’re driving down the road, and a giant bug splats on the window right in front of you. Maybe you startle a bit as the splat suddenly enters your awareness. Then what?
You can focus all of your attention on...
I have a confession: I am an efficiency junkie. As a mom of 2 young kids and the co-founder of 2 businesses, I'm always on the lookout for new ways to get everything done in a more efficient manner.
Now, maybe your specific circumstances aren't exactly like mine, but I bet we're similar in...
You're probably expecting something related to love or relationships in honor of Valentine's Day. Sorry to disappoint, but I've got other things to share today. I don’t know about you, but it seems like nearly everyone (self included) has hit a wall in the past week or two. The...
Depending upon whether you're a football fan or not, or whether you're one of our community members from the U.S., you may or may not realize that today is the Super Bowl. The biggest football game of the year. A display filled with athleticism, hysterical commercials, and...
Do you have an inner critic? You know, the voice in your mind who tells you you're not good enough, reminds you of times you've messed up, compares you to others who might be doing better, and generally makes you feel smaller than you actually are?
In the Ascend program, we...
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of good riddance to the past year, 2021 made a dramatic entrance, at least in the U.S., when supporters of President Trump stormed the capitol on Wednesday, adding yet another entry to the List of Unprecedented Events.
Whether we’re talking about...
We’ve just about done it…survived 2020!
With the unspoken promises of a new year, a new start, on the horizon, this is often a time of reflection and planning as we resolve to make changes and strive to be better than our previous selves.
New Year’s...
