It's been a month since my stroke - a reality-altering  shot across my bow by the grim reaper himself.

My recovery?

Physically I have some very mild left hand  and left leg weakness

Congnitively I am back to normal and perhaps even better than before in some ways.

The big change is in my heart, my spirit and my moment-to-moment perceptions of reality and priority.

This brush with mortality - no one gets out of here alive, remember? - has placed a shimmer on all my senses and the scent of gratitude on every waking experience.

For true servant leaders,
TRUST comes before all else.
Any action you take
or word you speak or write
that destroys Trust
destroys your people's willingness to be lead by you.

I had a stroke ten days ago.

It was a miracle that the interventional neuro team was in the hospital at 3:30 AM and sucked the clot out of my middle cerebral artery in time.

These days I scuff my left foot a little more than my right and my left pinkie does not hit the "A" key with the same precision and I fully acknowledge I am one darn lucky fella.

And my attitude?

This brushback pitch from the grim reaper has doubled my dedication to my personal mission.

PHYSICIANS: I urge you do not conflate your career and your identity.

You are not your job / practice.

The conditions of your employment and your response/reaction to them are lessons learned.

You make the meaning in those experiences and are able to stay or walk away.

Don't fall victim to this fusion and give in to despair.

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Wednesday at 3 AM I woke up flopping around on my bedroom floor.

I had to pee and was unable to stand up from the bed so I slid myself onto the floor thinking it would be easier to get up from there.

A short lesson on why working ON your Practice rather than just IN it is so very important for Lightworkers like You and Me.

Physician Resilience – a stronger canary is never enough

In my work with thousands of over-stressed physicians and over 175 healthcare organizations, I have learned one lesson over and over -

Resilience training alone is not sufficient to rein in the epidemic of physician burnout.

If you believe like I do that physicians are the canary in the coal mine of medicine.

Then it is clear the epidemic of physician burnout is an indictment of the conditions of the mine, not the resilience of the canary.

What will your work day look and feel like when A.I. has eliminated your need to document, answer messages or deal with your InBox?

Isn't that what we all want ... freedom from Electronic Medical Records and all the other documentation tasks?

Yes?

For decades now, the physician's lament has been, "I just want to see patients."

A recent article, revealing the Mayo Clinic's A.I. task automation strategy, hints at a future that is screaming "be careful what you wish for".