Key takeaway: Approach your job like a professional athlete What you'll learn: 5 pillars to stay mentally and physically durable for your specific career When you watch LeBron James practice with his team, you can see that he constantly works on his skills, just like you do. He shoots 3-pointers from half-court; you stay current on transfusion strategies in trauma. You both keep the sword sharp. Most of LeBron’s time is spent doing this. Most of LeBron’s time, however, is spent off the court,...
9 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Friend, Our in-person live event, Awake + Aware, is officially open for registration. It’s happening May 5-7, 2025 in Bend, Oregon, and now’s the time to snag your spot. What makes this different? This isn’t just another conference where you sit back and passively absorb. Awake + Aware is an intimate, hands-on, 3-day workshop designed to get you out of the daily grind and into a space with people who get what it’s like to always be “on.” You’ll walk away with legit, practical tools for...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Doctoring Done Well Rob Orman, MD October 11, 2024 Key takeaway: Belief drives performance What you'll learn: How one badass nocturnist turned my night shift freakouts into “I got this” — and how you can do the same. On the Hunt Alice was the senior doctor in our group. She was a dedicated nocturnist who owned the night shift. As you might imagine, she was a bit rough around the edges and moved straight from point A to point B with no frills. When Alice walked into the hospital for her night...
10 months ago • 2 min read
Stimulus Doctoring Done Well A friend called me at an odd hour recently. I braced myself for bad news. But no emergency—he just wanted to share that he’d turned down a prestigious job offer. The role would’ve moved him up by someone else’s metric, but it just didn’t feel worth it to him. He said "No."There was a calm, almost celebratory satisfaction in his voice. We high-fived over the phone, and it struck me: we rarely celebrate a “No,” even when it’s exactly what we need.Why No is YesA “No”...
10 months ago • 2 min read
Stimulus Doctoring Done Well Hi Friends, This week, we shared a bonus Stimulus podcast segment: "Don't do what I did for burnout." You can watch the video here or listen to the podcast here. It’s a cautionary tale about how I handled burnout the wrong way for many years—until I finally figured it out. Snapshot: I was stressed and dreading work. The constant overwhelm and staying hours late after every shift only fueled that stress. It was not fun. I decided to take action—by teaching more....
11 months ago • 2 min read
The Stimulus Newsletter Doctoring Done Well When I was growing up, my Dad had a reputation for being cheap. This was despite footing the bill for every family vacation, paying for his kids’ education, and providing for everyone's needs. Whenever it came time for him to open his wallet, he agonized over parting with dollars. He’d grown up poor, and I think he always had a little bit of that with him, even when he was successful in his career. Lenny O and me a quarter century ago At his...
11 months ago • 3 min read
The Stimulus Newsletter Doctoring Done Well The Usual Suspects When you think about improving or optimizing shift efficiency, my guess is that the usual suspects come to mind—managing interruptions, structuring tasks to avoid overwhelm, and streamlining documentation. We certainly focus on these in the Out On Time course. Yesterday, a coaching client pointed me to research that found something I didn’t expect: Calling coworkers by their names also improves shift efficiency. You may see that...
11 months ago • 3 min read
The Stimulus Newsletter Doctoring Done Well Why do some patients sue while others refrain? Remarkably, only a small fraction—between 1-3%—of patients with adverse outcomes opt to pursue legal action against their physicians. While part of this can be attributed to chance, such as encountering a naturally litigious patient, it's not entirely a matter of luck. 3 things to focus on In our most recent pod, medical malpractice expert and emergency physician Mark Brown, MD, JD, opined about...
11 months ago • 4 min read
The Stimulus Newsletter Doctoring Done Well What's So Alluring About Blame? We are seemingly hardwired for blame.(1,2) If it’s such a deeply ingrained aspect of our nature, why not embrace it? In our latest podcast about the qualities of healthy versus unhealthy relationships, our guest, psychotherapist Ryan Cheney, addressed what happens to us when we grasp onto blame. What’s the issue with blame, anyway? If something is someone else's fault, shouldn't we assign it to them?Oooh, it feels so...
11 months ago • 3 min read
