DRIVE TIME DEBRIEF: A Physician Wellness Podcast with The Whole Physician

Decide, Commit, Resolve: Episode 196


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🔥 Decide. Commit. Resolve. Become Unstoppable.

Fresh from Tony Robbins' Unleash the Power Within, Amanda, Laura, and Kendra break down the third step in the Science of Momentum. This isn't about motivation (you'll never feel ready). This is about decision, commitment, and resolve.

💥 The Big Truth

"The moment you decide is when your destiny changes." — Tony Robbins

You're NEVER gonna feel ready. Waiting to feel ready is what keeps you stuck.

🎯 DECIDE (Cut Off the Chaos)

Decision = Clarity

The word "decide" comes from Latin meaning "to cut off." When you decide, you eliminate all other options. No more "what ifs." You close the door on everything else.

The Data Trap: You can collect research forever, but at some point you have to decide and move forward.

What happens: Mental relief, clarity replaces chaos, you stop being in limbo.

âš¡ COMMIT (Build the Momentum)

Commitment = Energy Shift

Here's the mistake: We rely on motivation to keep going.

Mel Robbins: "You're never gonna feel like it, so you have to decide you're going to do it anyway."

Your primitive brain only wants pleasure, to avoid pain, and to be efficient. When you wait for motivation in the moment, that brain takes over.

The Willpower Lie: Stop saying you don't have willpower. You're a physician—you've done harder things than most people on the planet. You don't steal fancy cars or randomly heavy pet attractive strangers. 😂 You HAVE willpower.

What happens: Your brain starts supporting your goal instead of sabotaging it. You parent your inner toddler: "I know you don't want to, but we're doing it anyway."

🔥 RESOLVE (Become Unstoppable)

Resolve = Your "No Matter What" Mindset

This is your unshakeable decision to follow through NO MATTER WHAT.

The Key: Tie actions to your IDENTITY.

Laura's Example: "I identify as a compassionate, present doctor. When I saved charting till the end, I couldn't remember patients from 2 hours ago. I tied charting contemporaneously with my identity—now I leave on time EVERY shift."

Where Do You Need Resolve?

  • Protecting your time from endless requests
  • Speaking up authentically
  • Creating sustainable health habits
  • Making changes you KNOW need to happen
  • 🎯 The Framework

    DECIDE → Creates Clarity
    COMMIT → Builds Momentum
    RESOLVE → Makes You Unstoppable

    💡 Your Challenge

    "What would change if I just decided ONE thing today?"

    Then commit. Then resolve. Then watch what happens.

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    DRIVE TIME DEBRIEF: A Physician Wellness Podcast with The Whole PhysicianBy Drs. Cazier, Dinsmore and Morrison

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