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When it comes down to it, creating balance in your life is simply math. We all have the same number of hours in a week… so how do some people seem to get more done with the time they have? How do they have time for hobbies, travel, self-care, families, relationships…  It’s all about focus. […]

Who are you fighting against? Where is the need to be “right” popping up in your world? In what ways do you sit in judgment over others’ choices and actions? When we stop to consider these questions, many of us can find a list of examples of this type of behavior in our own lives.

“I just don’t have time.” When was the last time you said that? How often do you use it to justify a decision? Are you blaming it for the condition of your wellbeing? Many of us are, and we don’t even realize it. A culture of busyness is common in the world. It keeps us

Most of us don’t enjoy being around negative people… … but we don’t recognize we’re one of them ourselves. We want to embrace a positive perspective… … and then we argue against its existence. We want the future to be better than what we are experiencing right now… … but we resist the very simple

When we are unhappy or discontent in veterinary medicine, or any area of our lives, we begin searching for the cause. We then draw conclusions about our circumstances and determine the way to be happier is to get away from the “bad” circumstances we’ve identified. In VetMed these “bad” circumstances are typically jobs, fellow veterinary

Hopping from job to job is a common coping mechanism in Vet Med. When we hit the breaking point of discomfort in our current jobs, we start looking for a new position. We justify it with a list of all things that are “bad” or “wrong” in our current job, and set out to find

Did you know that reacting and responding are actually two different things? Not only that, our emotional experience of any situation depends on which path we choose. When we react, we engage without deliberate choice. In doing so, it is easy to believe we are at the mercy of our circumstances and what is happening

Corporate veterinary practice is a common villain of choice for veterinary professionals… especially those who have had a bad experience working for a corporation. The commiseration around bad corporate experiences is wide-spread, often showing up as attacks on the organizations themselves, and the veterinary professionals who elect to work there. But why? Is corporate veterinary

In Veterinary Medicine, our client interactions often end up in “us against them”… especially when the interaction is emotionally charged or perceived as negative or aggressive.  Given the state of our world these days, it’s not surprising. We are seeing this type of fear-based division everywhere. In our heightened states of emotional reaction, the consequences

“It’s not about you.” That phrase rings true and is very helpful to remember when we are interacting with people or experiencing circumstances that are uncomfortable.  It’s a short reminder we can offer ourselves and others to fast-track calm and peace. However, what isn’t talked about is the other side of the foundational concept. In