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 216: Only You Can Choose Your Next Move
Comparing ourselves to others can be toxic, and lead us to ignore our own needs, and forget our unique limits. It’s time to follow our own path, to note when we're "shoulding" on ourselves, to stop feeling guilty about our differences, and to ditch the idea that we're somehow wrong for having different constraints.
- Download the Thrive Week Planner
- Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your CPD.
- Join the You Are Not a Frog Facebook group
- How to Escape the Tyranny of the ‘Shoulds’ – Episode 196 with Charlotte Housden
- Life’s Too Short NOT to Love What You Do – Episode 209, with Dr Sarah Goulding
- How to Have More Impact with Less Effort – Episode 159
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