Every job has its stresses. Don’t let the hard days steal your joy. Remember your why!

Why you wanted to be a veterinarian in the first place – why you worked tirelessly, studied tirelessly and maybe even celebrated tirelessly when you passed your state licensing exam.

Hold onto those feelings when a hard day hits.

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What do you think about on the way home from the hospital? Are you focused on the drive or ruminating over the day’s challenges? Are you beating yourself up over a decision you made or anticipating a lovely evening?

You’re in charge of where your mind goes – at the end of your workday, direct your thoughts to what you’re looking forward to instead of where you’ve already been. Even if it’s just looking forward to changing out of scrubs and into sweats, find the pleasure in that thought and think it on your way home to help you decompress.

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Today’s Tiny Bite of wellbeing wisdom is from Dr. Zack Bissell, who practices in Jacksonville, FL at Coastal Veterinary Hospital.

Dr. Bissell’s advice for other veterinarians is to trust your gut when working up a case and never be afraid to ask for help. On his team are veterinarians with 10 to 20 years of practicing veterinary medicine and they ask each other for advice daily.

Asking for help is one of the hallmarks of emotional intelligence and wellbeing. Thanks, Dr. Bissell!

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Is it more important to you that you win an argument or that you feel good?

Most of life teaches us it’s important to be right, so when spats, arguments or even civilized differences of opinions crop up it’s easy to try to “win” the conversation. Most of the time, everyone loses in that scenario.

It takes two people to argue – if you choose not to be one of them then an argument can’t happen. You're not giving up and you’re not giving in – you’re choosing to listen and not react, which keeps both of you happier. And that’s good for everyone’s wellbeing and success.

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Today’s Tiny Bite of wellbeing wisdom is from Dr. Rebecca Kestle, owner of Cliftwood Animal Hospital in Sandy Springs, GA.

You’re going to make mistakes – don’t beat yourself up about them. Learn from them, and take guidance from more experienced co-workers, regardless of their position. Find a mentor that you like and respect. Be open to input from those who care about you, your career and someone who is willing and able to help you in any way.

Thank you, Dr. Kestle!

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Is your life funny-crazy sometimes?

Sometimes life is absurd – strange things happen that shouldn’t be able to happen, and sometimes you are present enough to see it.

Enjoy the ridiculousness of life…when you’re in the moment, you’ll notice little bits of funny, crazy, ridiculous things. The smile and maybe even laugh that those things cause raises your endorphins for hours afterwards, helping you feel and work better, no matter what life is throwing at you.

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Got a client coming in today that you dread seeing? Maybe they’re difficult, or maybe they’re a close-talker, or maybe they just don’t know when it’s time to leave?

When you know you have to spend time with someone you don’t love spending time with, try this – make up a story about why they are the way they are. Make it a tale of woe, like something bad happened to them in childhood that caused them to be how they are.

Convince yourself that the story is true, because when you do, you’ll feel love and compassion for them instead of irritation or dread.

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Do you try to live up to other peoples’ ideas of who you should be?

If there’s someone in your life who expects you to behave, believe and achieve the way they want you to that’s probably causing you a lot of stress, whether you realize it or not.

So before you jump through a hoop someone else thinks you should jump through, ask yourself if YOU want to jump through that hoop.

You have your own inner knowing of who you were born to be. You know what feels good to you and what doesn’t. You are you – the one and only you on the planet. You do you, and let that other person see and appreciate you for who you are.

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Did someone pop your balloon today? Did your day start off well and then someone did something so bad that you just can’t find your fun self?

Try this – is there anything you can do, right this minute, to make that person take back what they did? Can you fix what they did? Can you erase what they did? No to all of that?

Then your power is in letting it go.

When your brain starts working it like day-old chewing gum, put up that mental stop sign and think of something else. Sing a song if you have to – just stop thinking about whatever it is that you are powerless to change, fix or erase. And get set to get your good day back on track.

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Do you worry a lot?

Seriously, if you worry a lot, what you’re really doing is using your incredible imagination to create something you don’t want. And remember when I told you that your brain can’t tell the difference between reality and the thoughts inside your head? Yep – when you worry you’re creating stress hormones, muscle tightness, and contributing to long-term damage to the cells in your body.

How to stop worrying? When you realize you’re doing it, focus on something good instead. Look around and see what’s good in your right now and focus on that. Take a few deep breaths, admire that thing you’re focused on and feel the tension melt.

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