The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again...
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episode 202: The Three-Step Plan for Getting Your Sh*t Together
So you’ve got a problem, maybe a relationship issue at work or difficulties managing your workload. You’ve talked it with friends, but the solution won’t present itself. Often the problem isn't that we lack solutions, but rather that we haven't fully understood what the problem is in the first place.
In this quick dip episode, Rachel shares her three-step model to help you identify and address the real problem you’re facing. It involves recognising we have choices, embracing our human needs and limitations, and thinking differently.
If we keep doing what we've always done, we'll continue getting the same results. But changing our mindset can give us confidence and the ability to approach situations from a fresh perspective.
Listen to this episode to- Discover how to identify and solve the underlying problems that are driving you mad and hindering your progress
- Learn why focusing on resilience alone might not address the real issues causing stress and underperformance
- Explore a practical model that will help you make the right choices, embrace your human needs, and think differently to achieve better outcomes
Episode highlights
- [00:01:15] What's the real problem?
- [00:03:21] Making the right choices
- [00:04:28] Be human
- [00:05:01] Think differently
- [00:05:22] Putting the three Cs into practice
- [00:09:31] What language are you using?
- [00:11:21] The Shapes Toolkit
Resources
- Watch the video
- THRIVE Weekly Planner
- More episodes of You Are Not a Frog:
- How to Be REALLY Productive… Without Losing the Plot – Episode 190 with Graham Allcott
- How to Know if You’re Being “Resilience Victim Blamed” – Episode 145
- How to Say No and Deal with Pushback – Episode 1252 with Annie Hanekom
- Download the episode’s workbook and CPD form. You can use them for reflection and to submit for your appraisal.
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- LinkedIn: @Dr-Rachel-Morris
- Twitter: @DrRachelMorris
- Email: hello@youarenotafrog.com
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