You’ve just got to learn to cope Learn some coping mechanism, mindfulness strategies, techniques to help you cope. So I looked up cope — As you do, had to know what the definition was To face and deal with responsibilities and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties Ok, I’m with it so far then an example is given After his breakdown he couldn’t cope any longer So we go from…
“Job burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job and is defined here by the three dimensions of exhaustion, cynicism, and sense of inefficacy … Research has yielded new insights into the sources of stress, but effective interventions have yet to be developed and evaluated.” — Christina Maslach: 2003 I’m a fan of this work — AND — We can even look further Hans…
Ask any pilot, what happens when you run out of lift — you’re nose high and about to stall (OK you can stall in straight and level by reducing power — Not the point) Either you address the problem or crash and burn Drop the nose — Increase the power if required — return to straight and level flight Most training aircraft are equipped with a Stall Warner Heed the…
I was just trying to remember the conversation that went “Before you choose your career path — Design your life path — Or accept second best” Er — Nope it didn’t happen — (I do remember Colonal Ball suggesting I was no scientist) Well I certainly wouldn’t have wanted to settle for second best would I? Ummmh Imagine — A Life Path by Design — Well at least a well…
It will happen Perhaps online rather than physically because right now we have just entered another lockdown These rolling events really do play havoc with planning a physical location With actually sitting with you Chatting — Shaking hands — Exchanging ideas Just before the event happened I was to embark on the No Regrets Tour. Why no regrets? Because as you near the end of your career there is this…
Chances are if the headline got you — You are at some level of burnout — That’s Ok Well it’s not really but how do you defeat it Get rid of those feelings of despair — Loss of confidence in your prescribing ability The worry about the quality of your work The feeling that people expect more from you than you can give Leaving you exhausted — fatigued— with a…
So you’ve always wanted to be a dentist - What else? Strange question? — Not really! There’s a distinct lack of confidence in the NHS — Particularly for dentists I left it except for a brief couple of years back in 1985 — Yet I loved the service No better way to serve the people except — I couldn’t do it my way Great for emergency, drill or fill but…
If there’s a problem with being a health professional it’s the label When asked what I do — If I answer I’m a dentist — It’s end of conversation Or I get an invitation to explore their oral cavity while sipping my drink or tucking into canapés I’ve been in the healthcare business for many years — and — This is how I would talk about it The health business…
In sport who wants to witness a lacklustre performance We expect more from our professional sportsmen and women, sometimes they let us down BUT Before we cast that first stone, we’re all enthusiastic — Right? Lacklustre? Not me — really, who are we trying to kid. How many times do you get up in the morning bemoaning the fact you’ve got to go to work How many times do you…
Today I saw a man who hasn’t worked in eight weeks he was down not out Last week I met a man going through divorce and great adversity he too was down not out Both while down, were optimistic for the future, whatever it might hold But that’s not always the way Recently I chatted with a man who was down, I mean down, no way back down! Given up…