If you are comparing yourself to others and feeling like you're not good enough:

Remember:
Your mind is good at playing tricks on you

One of those tricks is called comparing mind (and it typically follows the negativity bias)

You don't have to believe everything your mind

If you want to be more present when you get home at the end of a busy day and turn off all the thoughts, replays, worries, and concerns, here are 3 key tips:

1. Put your phone in a cupboard and don't take it out.

2. Imagine closing the door of your house with everything related

Happy Women Physicians Day!

Wishing all my women physician colleagues:

✅ Appreciation of all the good you do for your patients

✅ Compassion for yourself given how difficult our careers can be

✅ Much goodness, today and every day 🙏

Sometimes your inner critic is a self-destructive twit.

A great thread by Gail Gazelle, MD, MCC.

I often feel like I was put on this earth to help people overcome Imposter Syndrome.

Enjoyed stopping by Fox-5 DC to share top tips from my free guide, Imposter No More:

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Succeeding in a career in medicine in the modern mess of healthcare takes more than being an excellent clinician. 

It also takes fortitude, adaptability, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence. 

What would you add to the list?

Effective physician leadership requires confidence.

Confidence requires competence.

Competence requires self-mastery.

Self-mastery requires mindful awareness -- not just of your external environment but of your internal environment as well.

In moments when you get caught in worries about how smart or articulate you seem, remind yourself:

What others think of me is none of my business.

What others think of me is none of my business.

What others think of me is none of my business.

It's a rare person who doesn't crave peace of mind. So many times, though, we give our inner peace away, voluntarily at that.

With #mindfulness , we see this more clearly and we realize we have a choice.

#Resilience #Quote #TuesdayMotivation #Mindset

When you realize that you are not your thoughts, it’s amazing how much peace of mind you gain.

Feeling the stress of the holidays?

3 tips to help you manage:

1. You don’t have to do any of this perfectly.

2. Cool yourself down when challenging emotions arise.

3. Treat yourself with the same kindness and care you readily bring to others. From my Mindful MD book,

We often think that our notes need to be stellar, proving our worth as a physician.

The reality is that the note is just a note.

Be mindful.
Accept reality.
Save time.
Reclaim your life.

Thank you Marshall Goldsmith for your kind words about Mindful MD. 🙏

Exhausted, burned out GI doc: I did 10 scopes on Monday. 9 went perfectly and 1 had the tiniest imperfection, not even rising to a complication, and I’m up at night playing that one over and over.

The negativity bias is real.

Brain acts like a sieve for positives. Holds tight

The problem with comparisons as a physician:

Out of everyone who wanted to wear a white coat…

A small percentage finished pre-med requirements —>

A small percentage got into medical school
—>

Your peer group is already the top 1%. You may no longer be the smartest or most

Reducing reactivity = mitigating the impact of the thousands of micro-moments in a physicians day that may or may not go your way

Can be death by 1000 paper cuts or complete inner peace

Gail Gazelle, MD, MCC, discusses three mindfulness and well-being steps physicians can take to thrive. Learn more this #WorldMentalHealthDay . spr.ly/6019uMPyB

As a physician leader…

Especially important to be authentic

Your staff don’t need you to be perfect, invulnerable, always “on.”

They want you to be relatable, human, real.

They want you to be yourself.