As you run around making your list and checking it twice this season, are you ever tempted to purchase something wonderful for yourself? What if I told you I have just the right gift that won’t cost you a dime? Intrigued yet?
This time of year is full of lights, decorations, friends, and festivities. There are a surplus of personal and professional responsibilities and engagements this time of year. Businesses are busy reaching end-of-year goals, and the healthcare environment is not immune to this end-of-year surge in workload. Those in surgical specialties know that their schedule is jam-packed with cases at this time of year. In fact, when I was in private practice, it felt like patients would come in and request surgeries as if they were ordering off a menu. Our primary care colleagues aren’t immune either. They are inundated with the illnesses of the season including flu and RSV. The question always becomes: how do you maintain balance in your life when just about everything is busier than usual? We have all felt this way at some point!
This is where my gift comes in to play. It’s an astoundingly simple mantra that you can carry with you throughout the year. YOU ARE IMPORTANT. Take a moment to realize what that phrase gives you. Being important is empowering. It keeps you at choice. Think about it, if you have the power of choice in your life because you are important, the troubles associated with this busy time of year crumble at your feet. Yes, the Christmas party is important, but you are important enough to choose if it fits into your life right now. Yes, overbooking those patients into your schedule is a blessing to those individuals seeking your help, but you are important enough to choose to take care of yourself as well.
Through trial and a lot of error, I have finally found a unique formula to achieve balance in my life. When I am balanced, I have a sense that I am getting everything that I want and I am also completing the important items on my to-do list. Balance is not static. It is an ebb and flow, giving a little here and cutting back a little there. Each individual has their own equilibrium and we can discover your unique formula through one-on-one coaching. Balance requires choice. It also requires that you revitalize your mind, body and spirit. When I realized that I am important and I can make choices in service of my wellbeing, balance finally became a personal reality.
Working with physicians and healthcare providers through times of imbalance sincerely makes my heart sore and my soul tingle. This healer has found strength and revitalization through coaching and I am so excited to share it with others. My life purpose is to inspire others to work towards fulfillment and balance. So, during the holiday season and throughout the years to come, please accept my gift and always remember, YOU ARE IMPORTANT.
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Good advice and I think that we should realize when it is time to do something for us.
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