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episode 67: Bringing Your Best Self to Work with Dr Sarah Goulding
Dr Sarah Goulding joins me to discuss how you can bring your best self to work without leaving bits of you behind.
Episode Highlights
[05:54] Sarah’s Story
- Sarah is a careers coach, a GP, an appraiser and a trainer.
- She had always wanted to have a portfolio, but she slowly started to burn out as she gathered roles over time.
- When Sarah resigned from her partnership, she rediscovered her passion for medical education and supporting other doctors.
[13:02] Why It’s So Hard to Recognise Burnout
- In medicine, there is a groupthink of glorifying tiredness.
- This can be hard to notice when it has been ingrained in your worldview.
- Burnout can occur from factors outside work.
- Strike a balance between professional values and personal values.
[20:18] How Sarah’s Values Misaligned
- Sarah’s job as a GP partner didn’t allow her to connect with her patients as much as she wanted to.
[23:21] How to Create a Workplace That Fits You
- Assess your career to see if it fits your personal values.
- Talk to someone external to you.
- Your values, priorities, or work can change.
[30:21] How to Find Your Core Strengths
- Use various tools and books to determine your strengths and reasons for doing what you do.
- People have different strength profiles.
- Have a full understanding of your options.
- Measuring yourself by your accomplishments is too narrow a metric.
- Listen to the full episode to learn more about discovering your core strengths.
[44:08] Three Tips for Professionals at Work
- If you're on the edge of burnout, then phone a friend, someone not like yourself.
- Ask yourself: When were you last fulfilled or happy?
- Look at your life as an external observer, and compare your professional and personal values.
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- You Are Not A Frog Ep. 41
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- Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk
- Start With Why by Simon Sinek
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