If there is one thing I have learned with absolute certainty in my profession is being a physician is awesome when it’s awesome. Alternatively, becoming an alcoholic and later a burned out physician sucks. One day I realized I was burned out. I decided to take stock, reevaluate my life and make some needed changes….
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How passion is like a prism.
You have seen and probably admired people with true passion. Perhaps you stood by in envy or awe and wondered about the source of their passion. Perhaps you are one of the passionate people and already know. For most of my life, I was not one of those people. I spent most of my life…
028 The Power of Transformation – HOPE
Hope springs eternal in the human breast. This is the first line in a poem written by the philosopher Alexander Pope. Most people who quote from the poem never quote beyond the first line. This gives the impression that Pope was altogether in favor of hope. Or, if merely read as a statement then perhaps he was just…
Creating Great Art Requires Only One Thing
I am a writer and I make wood and metal sculptures. I guess that makes me an artist. Am I a great artist? Do I produce great art? I don’t know. Some days I think my art is good, really good. Some days not so much. I was just thinking recently about what makes art…
When Stop Means Go!
We have all heard this. I know I have. You are getting ready to embark on a new adventure, start a new business, learn something new, try something new, meet someone new, or begin a new project and them you hear it. It wells up inside of you. That still small voice that says…