The journey to become a physician is long and often times immovable. Medical students choose residencies that are up to 7 years long, and changing them is no small undertaking. And after graduating from a residency, changing specialties often requires doing an entire new residency, so most doctors just stay in their original specialty, no matter how unfulfilled they may be feeling.
But not this week's guest, Dr. Amy Killen. Amy found a creative solution to dissatisfaction with her life in the ER, and her story should give hope to all doctors whose specialties no longer fit their lives.
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So you think you wanna quit? Have you fallen into the trap many of us do in which we begin to compile more and more information about how to make a change...without ever putting it into action?
This week's guest, Travis Roznos, started down that road, but through men's groups and the Wim Hof Method training, he discovered that no amount of research got him further along in his transformation than going from the theoretical to the concrete and finally doing the work.
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In an ideal situation, quits don't happen TO us, they're orchestrated BY us. However, sometimes we're forced into a quit, and it's then up to us to learn from that experience and use what we've learned the next time things need a change.
This week's guest, Sarah Hassaine, did just that. When life dealt her a quit she didn't see coming, she took everything she learned from that situation and used it when she later found herself in a job that wasn't working for her.
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We've all been there. We hear someone works for a well-respected or super innovative company, or has a job that sounds like so much fun it could never seem like work, and we think they must have a dream job...and that they'd never want to give it up.
Well today's guest, Gina Mariko Rosales, had just such a job working for the prestigious X (formerly Google X). But when she realized what others considered a dream job was different from her actual dream, she quit X, struck out on her own, and hasn't looked back.
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Many high-performing types like to set intense physical goals for themselves, like running a marathon or participating in a bodybuilding competition. But what happens when something comes in the way of that goal...like the fact that the drive is no longer there?
This week's guest Elsye Walker (wanderingchardonnay.com) faced just such a challenge when hiking the Appalachian Trail...and her story is a must-hear for top physical performers facing challenges along their paths.
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