When you’re unhappy at your job it’s a good idea to try and fix it up before you give it up. What might make it better? Do you want to go down in hours? Change your schedule? Do less trauma call? Before throwing in the towel or simply enduring, it’s important to see what can be improved. Our guest today, ENT surgeon and podcaster, Dr. Bradley Block, joins me to talk about how to approach your employer to ask for what you want. We talk about steps to take to help you negotiate and have the best chance of success.

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I’m “only” a doctor, I don’t know how to do anything else! If you’ve had this thought or other limiting beliefs about your physician identity, this episode is for you. My guest, Family Physician, and NLP coach, Dr. Maiysha Clairborne, helps us explore how our physician identity can benefit us in the transition process and also how it can become a trap. We address four key questions to ask about your identity as a physician. Find out how to use your physician identity to your advantage and not let it trap you.

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Are you stuck in a career wedgie? A career wedgie happens when you’re not happy in your current job but you’re putting too much pressure on yourself to find the perfect next job. This pressure to “get it right” can keep you stuck. Today I’m talking with Dr. Timothy Owolabi, a Family Practice physician who found a great nonclinical job through a series of job changes that didn’t have to be the perfect fit. We dive into 4 key pearls he’s learned along the way that are helpful for physicians making career changes.

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How many of us love going to networking events, schmoozing, and asking for advice? No one I know! But the good news is with the internet, networking is much easier than it used to be. Networking can truly open doors as some 60% of jobs are filled through networking and employee referrals. Join us today as my wonderful guest Dr. Laura McKain, founder of the Physician Nonclinal Career Hunters Facebook Group, and pharma expert, shares her practical advice and tips on how to be a successful networker.

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A common trap for physicians to fall into when considering a career change is fear-based thinking. Fear-based thinking makes us focus more on problems rather than possibilities. In this podcast, my guest Dr. Jennifer Vick and I demonstrate an exercise you can use for getting out of the fear trap. Dr. Vick shares how she was able to shift her own mindset to find a new direction. Come join in and learn a technique you can use when fear-based thinking is keeping you stuck.

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A variety of emotions come up at the career crossroads. Two of the more painful ones are guilt and shame. Dr. Brian Sayers joins me to talk about how these emotions can arise when considering leaving medicine and from medical mistakes. He shares a four-step process for addressing these emotions. We also learn how Dr. Sayer’s own life experiences led to his work in helping physicians. Dr. Sayers is a rheumatologist, writer, and Chair of the Physician Wellness Committee for the Travis County Medical Society.

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Making a big leap to a new career without testing the waters first can be a bit risky. Getting a taste of what a new job would be like before pulling up the tent stakes is ideal. Doing chart review on the side is an excellent way to explore some different career directions. Come and learn about the requirements for doing chart review, how to get started, and the benefits of doing this type of work. Our guest, Dr. Rinku Mehru, is a pediatric endocrinologist whose experience in chart review led to a new career.

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How we speak and the words we choose have a big impact on the impressions we make on others and our self-confidence. Are you aware of whether or not your use filler or hedge words? We often don’t even realize our speech habits unless we record ourselves. Our guest Tracy Hooper is here to help us choose words that empower us and lose the ones that don’t. She is the Founder of The Confidence Project and author of The New Hello. She also has extensive experience in broadcast TV news and voice-over work.

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If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard a physician say, “I’m not the entrepreneurial type,” I’d be rich! Too often we have this idea that to be an entrepreneur requires having out-of-the-box ideas and being a big risk-taker. In this episode, we’re debunking these misconceptions with Dr. Peter Kim, anesthesiologist, and experienced entrepreneur. Find out if you have the 5 key qualities common to physician entrepreneurs and how to get started with a business idea even if you don’t think it’s possible.

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Are you burdened by medical school debt? It’s common for physicians to have $200,000 - $300,000 or more in loans. This can be a heavy weight to bear. It can make you feel trapped and anxious. Joy Sorensen Navarre understands these challenges and has a heart for helping physicians become debt-free. She is the founder of Navigate Student Loans and our guest on the podcast. She shares how her company helps physicians get debt-free and offers hope and compassion.

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