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Who is a Leader? And 5 Reasons Why every woman physician should aspire to be one

Who is a Leader? Is it someone with a title or a position, like Professor, or Chief or Head of Department or Committee chair? For me, not necessarily. Although all those indicate Titular leaders, in my opinion, leaders are not just those with titles. This quote from John Quincy Adams is what Leadership means to me: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
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New Year Resolutions Revisited

“So we must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that is present, we have everything, and if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.” – Epicurus As we get into the swing of this first month, with shiny new New Year resolutions, goals and intentions set, I’d like you to take a minute to consider all that you have written down.  Or if you haven’t set any
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Fear and Fear LESS

“Don’t let fear stop you from getting off the starting block”   Lessons learnt from my two coaches today    Many times we hold back from doing something because we fear failure  – of not completing what we set out to do. Of disappointing someone Of disappointing ourselves    It’s been nearly 4 weeks since I went for a run.   This morning as I set out and pulled up my app, I was dithering
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Have you ever thought about hanging up your stethoscope?

Are you a woman physician who regularly feels exhausted, not just physically, but emotionally at the end of your work day? Does it make you second guess your decision to become a doctor? I can definitely relate to that. I’ve been through periods of my working career when I’ve questioned whether medicine was the right choice for me. I well remember the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment that I felt after a day in the
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Lessons from a Spider

There are times when you have a dream but you don’t act on it because it seems too big and out of reach. Fear holds you back – Fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, fear of “what will people think” Or sometimes you start working towards your goal or your dream, taking all the steps and still that final result is just out of your reach.  And you wonder if it is worth it and
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“I need to learn to negotiate better” and where it lead me in my career.

“That’s so unfair”  “How does my coworker have better benefits even though I’ve worked longer?” “I need to learn to negotiate better” “I’m not good at negotiating” All these thoughts were running through my head as I lay sleepless at night.  One part of me wanted to shoot off an email to my boss asking for a meeting right then. And then I started running through scenarios in my head. “What would I say? How
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