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In this show Dr. Burroughs, the surgeon, talks about things she has learned growing up as woman and a minority in the competitive field of medicine. A top performer in her field she reveals strategies on resilience, grit and her mindset. It is a rare look into the strategies that helped her and can help you navigate your career and life. Dr. Gordon Burroughs joined the Houston Methodist Transplant Center in 2009 where she focuses on liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery and intestinal failure. She is an Associate Professor of Surgery, and is the Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program. She assumed the role of Designated Institutional Official for Houston Methodist in 2015. Her research interests include access to transplantation, early diagnosis and surgical treatment of cholangiocarcinoma, and innovation in medical education, particularly the transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education.

Is your doctor burnt out? Dr. Naim El-Aswad is American Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He has specialized in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine for over 15 years. He practices both disciplines in Houston Texas. Dr. El-Aswad has done care and wellness of patients, but has also been very active in teaching and training other healthcare workers including physicians, paramedical personnel and nurses. As a co-founder of Vital Signs Vital Skills, he is the Chief Medical Officer. Dr. El-Aswad is currently developing a program that targets physician well-being. He has lectured throughout the United States to students, residents and attendings. His passion and his mission is to help develop the best possible physician patient relationship which he believes is still and will always be the basis, the nature and the driving force of the medical field. Hear about the physician challenges and how to prevent burnout.

Dr. Robert Rosen, author of JUST ENOUGH ANXIETY, is an internationally recognized psychologist, best-selling author, researcher and business adviser to world-class companies. Bob is the founder and CEO of Healthy Companies International, a Washington, DC-based research, education and consulting firm whose mission is to honor and strengthen the qualities of wise leadership in individuals, organizations and communities around the world. HCI delivers leadership programs via the Internet to companies, governments, colleges and associations around the world. He has worked with organizations in more than thirty countries, including AT&T, Allstate, Boeing, Citibank, Discovery Communications, Freddie Mac, Herman Miller, IBM, Intel,, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Motorola, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rolls Royce, USA Today, and others. Dr. Rosen teaches corporate leaders how to recognize the obstacles and leverage the opportunities of the new global economy.

Dr. Robert Rosen, author of JUST ENOUGH ANXIETY, is an internationally recognized psychologist, best-selling author, researcher and business adviser to world-class companies.

Bob is the founder and CEO of Healthy Companies International, a Washington, DC-based research, education and consulting firm whose mission is to honor and strengthen the qualities of wise leadership in individuals, organizations and communities around the world. HCI delivers leadership programs via the Internet to companies, governments, colleges and associations around the world.

He has worked with organizations in more than thirty countries, including AT&T, Allstate, Boeing, Citibank, Discovery Communications, Freddie Mac, Herman Miller, IBM, Intel,, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Motorola, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rolls Royce, USA Today, and others.

Dr. Rosen teaches corporate leaders how to recognize the obstacles and leverage the opportunities of the new global economy.

Inspirational author and coach M.J. Ryan is one of the creators of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series and the author of AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn't Ask For, This Year I Will….The Happiness Makeover, Attitudes of Gratitude, The Power of Patience, Trusting Yourself, The Giving Heart, and 365 Health and Happiness Boosters, among many other titles. M.J. is the life coach columnist for Health and a contributing editor to Good Housekeeping. She has appeared on "The Today Show", CNN and hundreds of other programs. Join renowned change expert, M. J Ryan as she shares her secrets for a better, more successful life on today's show.

Inspirational author and coach M.J. Ryan is one of the creators of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series and the author of AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For, This Year I Will….The Happiness Makeover, Attitudes of Gratitude, The Power of Patience, Trusting Yourself, The Giving Heart, and 365 Health and Happiness Boosters, among many other titles. M.J. is the life coach columnist for Health and a contributing editor to Good Housekeeping. She has appeared on “The Today Show”, CNN and hundreds of other programs. Join renowned change expert, M. J Ryan as she shares her secrets for a better, more successful life on today’s show.

Andrew B. Newberg, M.D. is currently the Director of Research at the Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital in Philadelphia. He has taught medical students as well as medical residents about stress management, spirituality and health, and the neurophysiology of religious experience. Dr. Newberg has published over 200 peer reviewed articles and chapters on brain function, brain imaging, and the study of religious and mystical experiences. He is the author of the new book entitled, "How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation." He is also a co-author of "Words Can Change Your Brain" He has appeared on Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, Nightline, 20/20, CNN, and ABC World News Tonight. His work has been featured in Newsweek, Time, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Additional information can be found at www.andrewnewberg.com

Dr. Michelli is an award winning author of a hot new book about leadership and service excellence at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, titled: The New Gold Standard. Dr. Michelli's recent book The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary, has consistently achieved bestseller status on the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek Magazine, and USA Today lists. He has been featured on television programs such as The Glenn Beck Show and CNBC's "On the Money" and has conducted hundreds of radio and print interviews. Dr. Michelli's other books include When Fish Fly: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energized Workplace co-authored with the owner of the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle. When Fish Fly. Join us for a look inside Joseph Michelli's newest book on leadership principles for service excellence.

Dr. Michelli is an award winning author of a hot new book about leadership and service excellence at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, titled: The New Gold Standard.

Dr. Michelli's recent book The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary, has consistently achieved bestseller status on the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek Magazine, and USA Today lists. He has been featured on television programs such as The Glenn Beck Show and CNBC’s “On the Money” and has conducted hundreds of radio and print interviews. Dr. Michelli’s other books include When Fish Fly: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energized Workplace co-authored with the owner of the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle. When Fish Fly.

Join us for a look inside Joseph Michelli’s newest book on leadership principles for service excellence.

Our guest is Dr. Matt Lieberman an Associate Professor at UCLA in the Psychology Department and the co-director of Social Cognitive Neuroscience laboratory. Dr. Lieberman has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University and is a founder of the Social Cognitive Neuroscience field which is generating a lot of interest and new findings that have been in the black box of the brain. He uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to elucidate long-standing issues in social psychology, including models of self and social perception. He is the founding editor of the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. He is working on a book called, Experience Shrugged. We will focus on some of his brain research on how automatic and controlled processes interact in producing emotion and emotion regulation, self-knowledge, feelings of social exclusion, attributions about other individuals, placebo effects and automatic behavior and how we can use this information in leadership deve