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When you take a bunch of smart people, enroll them in a professional program, and then tell them that their chosen career puts them at an increased risk for suicide… they believe you. It’s a dangerous perspective to share, it offers no solutions, and it’s not actually true. In this episode I share why the […]

The decisions we make exclusively from our emotional experience often do not create the results we ultimately want. We make decisions this way because we want to feel better. And when we make these decisions rashly. It’s simply evidenced that we want to feel better immediately. It works… for a while. When we change our circumstances

Thinking about quitting Vet Med? You aren’t alone. Thoughts of leaving this sh*twshow behind are pretty common for a lot of us. Ya, Really! But, why? Here’s where it gets interesting… Why are you thinking about leaving your job? Why are you thinking about ditching the profession altogether? My guess: the VMVs… Blame directed at the Vet

The veterinary environment can be rough. Mentally. Physically. Emotionally. We often blame the clients, and their behavior, for our experience. But, it doesn’t start there. It starts closer to home. Many of us experience work environments where gossiping and back-stabbing are the norm… … where “us against them” is common… … where nobody seems happy,

How’s your mood? Think back over the last several days, weeks, or even months… How have you been feeling? These may seem like random questions, but the answers explain Everything about the progress you’ve been making (or not making) toward creating the life you want. Your mood is a direct reflection of your Net Emotional

How are you choosing your clients? Are you intentionally cultivating the clientele you serve? Or, are you just accepting every potential client who seeks your services? Did you even realize you had a choice? You Do! What about your compensation… Are you paying yourself adequately as a practice owner? Do you understand how you can

Vet Med is an interesting career. Often a Love / Hate relationship. Spectacularly rewarding, and crushingly devastating all at the same time. The events that occur in veterinary medicine are just part of the job. The way that we respond to the events, is optional. OPTIONAL. That’s really hard to see when a client is

Scenario: You’re asked a yes-or-no question. How do you respond? Yes, without hesitating? Awesome! No, without regret? Excellent!  No, with remorse because you really want to say yes? Uh-oh… trouble ahead… Yes, with bitterness and anger because you really want to say no? Welcome to the People Pleasers Club… your future is at risk. Not

How do you think your life should be? For that matter, how do you believe the world should be? We all have our opinions… … and when it comes to our own lives, the gap between what we believe it should be like and what it actually is, creates emotional turmoil. This is true in

You know what they say about assumptions… It holds true in Vet Med as well. There is a collection of broad-sweeping beliefs that many of us have about our lives as veterinary professionals. The most influential beliefs are about the impact of our career choice on our time and income potential.  Through the normal course