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Action Steps:

1. Focus on your career, if that’s your path, because it’s your home run. Dreams must have actions.
2. Get your financial house in order. Save. Live below your means. Make sure to have 3-6 months of expenses available just in case.
3. Enlist a financial planner if it makes sense for you. Make sure it’s a planner and not an investment advisor.
4. Take time to take care of yourself. Sleep. Eat right. Exercise. Work with a physician to establish a comprehensive health plan. 

After 14 years of experience with Northwestern Mutual in various support and leadership roles, Samantha Holowka launched her own advisory practice in 2013. She believes the success of any financial endeavor is adherence to a process that is not based on emotion or today’s headlines but instead on a customized plan for managing risk and investing strategically to achieve financial goals. 

Samantha’s core values of integrity, advocacy, trust, and humility guide her team in serving predominantly business owners, physicians, and highly compensated corporate professionals. As a Chartered Life underwriter, she works with clients to create integrated financial plans to help them take the necessary actions to realize their financial freedom. 

Samantha’s affiliation with Physicians Nationwide provides a deeper understanding of the unique financial needs of medical professionals and offers ongoing learning to better support physicians at every stage of their career from residency to retirement.

Samantha’s team primarily focuses on retirement planning, business planning, estate planning, executive benefits planning, and creative investment strategies.

Samantha is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), Physicians Nationwide, Women in Financial Services (WIFS), Exit Planning Exchange (XPX), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and Catholic Charities Leadership Class.

Samantha has been married to her husband, Mark, for almost 16 years. They have two children, Brendan (12), and Alayna (10) who keep them very busy with sports. Samantha’s values derive from 

her Catholic faith, which she attempts to demonstrate in her daily life as a servant leader in her relationship with God, family, friends, and clients.

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and/or HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com.  

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Action Steps:

1. Get some sleep! Sleep, rest, and recovery are vital for your own self-care. Download our free Rest and Recovery resource to help you get started. 
2. Ask for help in every aspect of your life. Include your children in your requests. Children love to know they’re stakeholders in the family and that you work as one unit together.
3. Listen and speak with empathy. We need empathy so much in our lives these days, but we also need to practice empathy toward others.

Michelle Hylton is VP/Associate General Counsel in the WarnerMedia Compliance Center of Expertise (CoE). In her role, Michelle serves as the lead compliance officer for the WarnerMedia News & Sports and WarnerMedia international businesses that include CNN, Bleacher Report, and Warner Bros. International. Michelle also serves as the subject matter expert on sanctions and export controls compliance, advising across the entire WarnerMedia organization on these issues. Prior to joining the WarnerMedia in 2007, Michelle was an associate at Hones Day’s Atlanta office, where she spent seven years in the Capital Markets Group. In addition to her substantive legal work at WarnerMedia, Michelle participates in the WarnerMedia legal department’s partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative and actively supports voting rights in her community by serving as a deputy registrar for the Fulton County Board of Elections. Michelle is an honors graduate of Duke University and The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law. She lives in Atlanta with her amazing family—husband, Anthony; daughter, Nina (13); son, Evan (11); and spunky Cocker Spaniel puppy, Schuyler.

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and/or HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com.  

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Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].

Action Steps:

1. To be a good “second brain,” ensure the “primary brain” knows that there will be no judgment no matter what they bring to you. Open conversation breeds a level of comfort that leads to increased trust and efficiency.
2. To be a good “primary brain,” be willing to throw any idea you have to your collaboration partner. Trust that they will hear you and help you find the solutions you are seeking.
3. Identify your second brain. Don’t worry if you need more than one. 
4. Be willing to be a second brain for someone else. Offer your expertise to those you think can use it.

John Dudley has worked extensively on the development and deployment of highly effective information technology solutions in resource-limited settings. Living for a decade in Lesotho, a small landlocked country with a high disease burden in an underdeveloped health-care system, John’s work took him to the countries of Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, eSwatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. He has also provided remote infrastructure for health facilities in Argentina, Colombia, Romania, and Papua New Guinea. Currently, John leads the development of GlobalHealthEMR, a patient-centered clinician-extensible electronic medical record system being developed in “majority world” countries in sub-Sharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

Having recently returned to the United States, he remains acquainted with the unique infrastructure challenges posed in similar locales by serving as technology advisor for the global health initiatives of Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. 

John founded Industrial Imagination in 1995 while attending Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, home to an early testbed of internet access to the general public. He assumed the role of HelloHealth’s CTO in 2022. 

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and/or HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com.  

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Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].

Action Steps:

1. Pull up your calendar and schedule an eight-hour personal day during the work week for next month.
2. Download our “Personal Day Agenda” free resource.
3. Create your own Personal Day Agenda.
4. Complete all the steps, including scheduling your next personal day.

For more information on how you can access the additional resources, Dr. Mohan mentions in the episode, contact us today.

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and/or HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com.  

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Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].

Action Steps:

1. Download the Trustate “During Life Tool” from our website.
2. Fill it out or give it to your loved one to fill out.
3. Schedule a time to have that all-important conversation with your loved ones.
4. Identify a health strategy that works for you and begin implementing it. Need help? Contact us to discover how we can support you.

Tara Faquir is the co-founder and COO of Trustate. Tara earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Miami and her MBA from Fox School of Business at Temple University. Tara has spent the past decade working at a variety of companies from Fortune 500s to billion-dollar startups, and she brings a deep understanding of sales, operations, and team management along with a passion for learning and entrepreneurship to Trustate. Tara is driven by Trustate’s mission as having personally experienced two estate administrations within a 12-month period. She says, “The stress and anxiety of settling an estate is felt by an entire family and is the reason Trustate was founded: to help people administer estates quickly, efficiently, and correctly.”

Tara, a Massachusetts native and New England Patriots superfan, resides in Pennsylvania with her husband and two dogs.

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and/or HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com.  

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Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].

Action Steps:

1. Download the free resource “My Attention Plan Map” on the HelloHealth website. Use it to help you identify your priorities and where you might want to delegate tasks to others. 
2. Look at your weekly to-do list. When it starts to feel like too much, contact Pend Upon to see how they can help.
3. If you decide to become a Pend Upon client, they will begin to anticipate your delegation needs.
4. When in doubt, call someone and express what is on your mind. If that’s Pend Upon, don’t take time to analyze your needs—they’ll take care of that for you.

Tess Gamble is the owner and founder of Pend Upon, LLC, an Atlanta concierge firm that is dedicated to simplifying the lives of others. After working in corporate human resources for 20 years, Tess decided to provide busy individuals the personal lifestyle management services she desired. When the opportunity presented itself, it was an easy personal transition for her to utilize her human resources skills to focus on individuals. Pend Upon is a single point of contact for all personal support services. Tess, along with her team, assists busy professionals with personal services that include running errands, making travel arrangements, coordinating small events, gift wrapping, gift-giving ideas and purchases, conducting informational research, and more. Tess has a Bachelor of Science in biology and received a Master of Science degree in administration with a concentration in human resources from Central Michigan University. Tess is a certified paralegal from Emory University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. In addition, she is a member of the Concierge Society of Atlanta. Tess is a native of South Carolina. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her family, decorating, and traveling.

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and/or HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com.  

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Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].

Action Steps:

1. Download our free “Mindfulness Tracking Sheet” and use it to identify and track your mindfulness progress.
2. Perform a personal health experiment to determine what being healthy means to you. Remember, this is a skill, and practice is key, so don’t be discouraged if you aren’t successful the first time. 
3. Contact us to set up a group mindfulness training clinic. Mindfulness practice is a central way to build resiliency.

Elinor Fish has worked in the travel, tourism, and running industries since 1999. The Canadian ex-pat, who now calls Colorado home, has long been an avid trail runner, writer, and traveler, having lived most her adult life abroad. She spent four years as the managing editor of Trail Runner magazine and founded Run Wild Retreats + Wellness in 2010. Drawing from her career in tourism marketing for such destinations as Banff and Lake Louise (Canada), the Province of Alberta and Catalina Island, California, she has grown Run Wild Retreats, Inc. into an international travel company offering running and wellness-focused tours in six countries.

As a writer, Elinor has written numerous magazine articles and recorded dozens of podcasts that have helped thousands of runners make their running a mindfulness practice to reduce their stress, overcome obstacles to consistent running, and improve their overall well-being. She lives in the mountain town of Carbondale, Colorado, with her mountain-bike-loving son and husband and their senior black Lab.

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com/hh-downloads. 

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Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].

Action Steps:

1. Find a coach to help you design the right journey for you. HelloHealth is a great place to begin. Contact us to find out how we can help.
2. Make the commitment. Involve those you’re close to and let them know how they can help. Their support will strengthen your own commitment. 
3. Trust yourself. Recognize that it’s a journey, but you can reach your goals.
4. Give yourself grace, too. It’s a lifestyle change, so hiccups along the way are expected. Just get back on track quickly.
5. Download our “Health Journal” resource to help you begin to track and make decisions about your personal health strategy.

Robert Mays began his journey as a diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging (DEIB) champion and human resources leader over 19 years ago. He has a passion for creating inclusive environments for the organizational teams he supports. He decided to leave the for-profit sector in 2016 to dedicate himself to organizations whose teams significantly impact the empowerment of underserved and marginalized communities. Robert joins the GreenLight team after recently serving in a similar role at Planned Parenthood.

Robert’s past work experience includes service as human resources executive at a mid-sized community hospital in New Jersey, corporate managing director of human resources nationally for 4,500 employees at Gateway Group One, regional human resources manager at Allied Universal, and human resources operations leader at American Express. He has also served on several community boards, including the Essex County Workforce Development Board in New Jersey. Robert is a national member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and holds a SHRM-SCP certification. Robert is a people champion who believes that the path to delivering the best outcomes in our communities is to first take good care of the people doing the work.

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com.  

If you’re searching for us on a podcasting app, please remember to smoosh the words “Hello” and “Health” together—leave out the space.

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Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].

Action Steps:

1. Download our free “Find Your Why” resource and use it to identify the fears that are holding you back.
2. Remember, this is an ongoing process that you may have to repeat weekly or monthly to rewire your brain to create healthier beliefs.
3. Contact us if you want additional information on how we can help you “Find Your Why.”

If you’re searching for us on a podcasting app, please remember to smoosh the words “Hello” and “Health” together—leave out the space.

Show your support by signing up to receive our newsletter by visiting our website and clicking on “Subscribe to Our List.” If you’re on your cell, scroll all the way down the page.

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For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan, Meagan Davies, and HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com.  

Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].

Action Steps:

1. Be self-compassionate. Practice self-prioritization and choose how you will prioritize yourself.
2. Do your breath work. When in doubt, just breathe. Intentional breathing grounds us in the present and allows us to reset.
3. Practice mindfulness and build it into your calendar. Download our “Mindfulness Tracking Sheet” to help you stay on track. 

If you’re searching for us on a podcasting app, please remember to smoosh the words “Hello” and “Health” together—leave out the space.

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To learn more about Jenay Hicks, visit our website. 

For more information on Dr. Carmen Mohan and HelloHealth’s services or to browse our free downloads, visit hellohealthtoday.com/hh-downloads. 

Please feel free to reach out directly for more information about HelloHealth’s services by contacting [email protected].